Doc: update libpq's documentation for PQfn().

Mention specifically that you can't call aggregates, window functions,
or procedures this way (the inability to call SRFs was already
mentioned).

Also, the claim that PQfn doesn't support NULL arguments or results
has been a lie since we invented protocol 3.0.  Not sure why this
text was never updated for that, but do it now.

Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/2039442.1615317309@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Tom Lane 2021-04-30 15:10:06 -04:00
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<para>
<function>PQfn</function> always returns a valid
<structname>PGresult</structname> pointer. The result status should be
<structname>PGresult</structname> pointer, with
status <literal>PGRES_COMMAND_OK</literal> for success
or <literal>PGRES_FATAL_ERROR</literal> if some problem was encountered.
The result status should be
checked before the result is used. The caller is responsible for
freeing the <structname>PGresult</structname> with
<xref linkend="libpq-PQclear"/> when it is no longer needed.
</para>
<para>
Note that it is not possible to handle null arguments, null results,
nor set-valued results when using this interface.
To pass a NULL argument to the function, set
the <parameter>len</parameter> field of that parameter structure
to <literal>-1</literal>; the <parameter>isint</parameter>
and <parameter>u</parameter> fields are then irrelevant.
</para>
<para>
If the function returns NULL, <parameter>*result_len</parameter> is set
to <literal>-1</literal>, and <parameter>*result_buf</parameter> is not
modified.
</para>
<para>
Note that it is not possible to handle set-valued results when using
this interface. Also, the function must be a plain function, not an
aggregate, window function, or procedure.
</para>
</sect1>