SELECT name, setting FROM pg_settings WHERE name LIKE 'enable%'; name | setting -------------------+--------- enable_bitmapscan | on enable_hashagg | on enable_hashjoin | on enable_indexscan | on enable_material | on enable_mergejoin | on enable_nestloop | on enable_seqscan | on enable_sort | on enable_tidscan | on (10 rows) CREATE TABLE foo2(fooid int, f2 int); INSERT INTO foo2 VALUES(1, 11); INSERT INTO foo2 VALUES(2, 22); INSERT INTO foo2 VALUES(1, 111); CREATE FUNCTION foot(int) returns setof foo2 as 'SELECT * FROM foo2 WHERE fooid = $1;' LANGUAGE SQL; -- supposed to fail with ERROR select * from foo2, foot(foo2.fooid) z where foo2.f2 = z.f2; ERROR: function expression in FROM cannot refer to other relations of same query level LINE 1: select * from foo2, foot(foo2.fooid) z where foo2.f2 = z.f2; ^ -- function in subselect select * from foo2 where f2 in (select f2 from foot(foo2.fooid) z where z.fooid = foo2.fooid) ORDER BY 1,2; fooid | f2 -------+----- 1 | 11 1 | 111 2 | 22 (3 rows) -- function in subselect select * from foo2 where f2 in (select f2 from foot(1) z where z.fooid = foo2.fooid) ORDER BY 1,2; fooid | f2 -------+----- 1 | 11 1 | 111 (2 rows) -- function in subselect select * from foo2 where f2 in (select f2 from foot(foo2.fooid) z where z.fooid = 1) ORDER BY 1,2; fooid | f2 -------+----- 1 | 11 1 | 111 (2 rows) -- nested functions select foot.fooid, foot.f2 from foot(sin(pi()/2)::int) ORDER BY 1,2; fooid | f2 -------+----- 1 | 11 1 | 111 (2 rows) CREATE TABLE foo (fooid int, foosubid int, fooname text, primary key(fooid,foosubid)); NOTICE: CREATE TABLE / PRIMARY KEY will create implicit index "foo_pkey" for table "foo" INSERT INTO foo VALUES(1,1,'Joe'); INSERT INTO foo VALUES(1,2,'Ed'); INSERT INTO foo VALUES(2,1,'Mary'); -- sql, proretset = f, prorettype = b CREATE FUNCTION getfoo(int) RETURNS int AS 'SELECT $1;' LANGUAGE SQL; SELECT * FROM getfoo(1) AS t1; t1 ---- 1 (1 row) CREATE VIEW vw_getfoo AS SELECT * FROM getfoo(1); SELECT * FROM vw_getfoo; getfoo -------- 1 (1 row) -- sql, proretset = t, prorettype = b DROP VIEW vw_getfoo; DROP FUNCTION getfoo(int); CREATE FUNCTION getfoo(int) RETURNS setof int AS 'SELECT fooid FROM foo WHERE fooid = $1;' LANGUAGE SQL; SELECT * FROM getfoo(1) AS t1; t1 ---- 1 1 (2 rows) CREATE VIEW vw_getfoo AS SELECT * FROM getfoo(1); SELECT * FROM vw_getfoo; getfoo -------- 1 1 (2 rows) -- sql, proretset = t, prorettype = b DROP VIEW vw_getfoo; DROP FUNCTION getfoo(int); CREATE FUNCTION getfoo(int) RETURNS setof text AS 'SELECT fooname FROM foo WHERE fooid = $1;' LANGUAGE SQL; SELECT * FROM getfoo(1) AS t1; t1 ----- Joe Ed (2 rows) CREATE VIEW vw_getfoo AS SELECT * FROM getfoo(1); SELECT * FROM vw_getfoo; getfoo -------- Joe Ed (2 rows) -- sql, proretset = f, prorettype = c DROP VIEW vw_getfoo; DROP FUNCTION getfoo(int); CREATE FUNCTION getfoo(int) RETURNS foo AS 'SELECT * FROM foo WHERE fooid = $1;' LANGUAGE SQL; SELECT * FROM getfoo(1) AS t1; fooid | foosubid | fooname -------+----------+--------- 1 | 1 | Joe (1 row) CREATE VIEW vw_getfoo AS SELECT * FROM getfoo(1); SELECT * FROM vw_getfoo; fooid | foosubid | fooname -------+----------+--------- 1 | 1 | Joe (1 row) -- sql, proretset = t, prorettype = c DROP VIEW vw_getfoo; DROP FUNCTION getfoo(int); CREATE FUNCTION getfoo(int) RETURNS setof foo AS 'SELECT * FROM foo WHERE fooid = $1;' LANGUAGE SQL; SELECT * FROM getfoo(1) AS t1; fooid | foosubid | fooname -------+----------+--------- 1 | 1 | Joe 1 | 2 | Ed (2 rows) CREATE VIEW vw_getfoo AS SELECT * FROM getfoo(1); SELECT * FROM vw_getfoo; fooid | foosubid | fooname -------+----------+--------- 1 | 1 | Joe 1 | 2 | Ed (2 rows) -- sql, proretset = f, prorettype = record DROP VIEW vw_getfoo; DROP FUNCTION getfoo(int); CREATE FUNCTION getfoo(int) RETURNS RECORD AS 'SELECT * FROM foo WHERE fooid = $1;' LANGUAGE SQL; SELECT * FROM getfoo(1) AS t1(fooid int, foosubid int, fooname text); fooid | foosubid | fooname -------+----------+--------- 1 | 1 | Joe (1 row) CREATE VIEW vw_getfoo AS SELECT * FROM getfoo(1) AS (fooid int, foosubid int, fooname text); SELECT * FROM vw_getfoo; fooid | foosubid | fooname -------+----------+--------- 1 | 1 | Joe (1 row) -- sql, proretset = t, prorettype = record DROP VIEW vw_getfoo; DROP FUNCTION getfoo(int); CREATE FUNCTION getfoo(int) RETURNS setof record AS 'SELECT * FROM foo WHERE fooid = $1;' LANGUAGE SQL; SELECT * FROM getfoo(1) AS t1(fooid int, foosubid int, fooname text); fooid | foosubid | fooname -------+----------+--------- 1 | 1 | Joe 1 | 2 | Ed (2 rows) CREATE VIEW vw_getfoo AS SELECT * FROM getfoo(1) AS (fooid int, foosubid int, fooname text); SELECT * FROM vw_getfoo; fooid | foosubid | fooname -------+----------+--------- 1 | 1 | Joe 1 | 2 | Ed (2 rows) -- plpgsql, proretset = f, prorettype = b DROP VIEW vw_getfoo; DROP FUNCTION getfoo(int); CREATE FUNCTION getfoo(int) RETURNS int AS 'DECLARE fooint int; BEGIN SELECT fooid into fooint FROM foo WHERE fooid = $1; RETURN fooint; END;' LANGUAGE plpgsql; SELECT * FROM getfoo(1) AS t1; t1 ---- 1 (1 row) CREATE VIEW vw_getfoo AS SELECT * FROM getfoo(1); SELECT * FROM vw_getfoo; getfoo -------- 1 (1 row) -- plpgsql, proretset = f, prorettype = c DROP VIEW vw_getfoo; DROP FUNCTION getfoo(int); CREATE FUNCTION getfoo(int) RETURNS foo AS 'DECLARE footup foo%ROWTYPE; BEGIN SELECT * into footup FROM foo WHERE fooid = $1; RETURN footup; END;' LANGUAGE plpgsql; SELECT * FROM getfoo(1) AS t1; fooid | foosubid | fooname -------+----------+--------- 1 | 1 | Joe (1 row) CREATE VIEW vw_getfoo AS SELECT * FROM getfoo(1); SELECT * FROM vw_getfoo; fooid | foosubid | fooname -------+----------+--------- 1 | 1 | Joe (1 row) DROP VIEW vw_getfoo; DROP FUNCTION getfoo(int); DROP FUNCTION foot(int); DROP TABLE foo2; DROP TABLE foo; -- Rescan tests -- CREATE TABLE foorescan (fooid int, foosubid int, fooname text, primary key(fooid,foosubid)); NOTICE: CREATE TABLE / PRIMARY KEY will create implicit index "foorescan_pkey" for table "foorescan" INSERT INTO foorescan values(5000,1,'abc.5000.1'); INSERT INTO foorescan values(5001,1,'abc.5001.1'); INSERT INTO foorescan values(5002,1,'abc.5002.1'); INSERT INTO foorescan values(5003,1,'abc.5003.1'); INSERT INTO foorescan values(5004,1,'abc.5004.1'); INSERT INTO foorescan values(5005,1,'abc.5005.1'); INSERT INTO foorescan values(5006,1,'abc.5006.1'); INSERT INTO foorescan values(5007,1,'abc.5007.1'); INSERT INTO foorescan values(5008,1,'abc.5008.1'); INSERT INTO foorescan values(5009,1,'abc.5009.1'); INSERT INTO foorescan values(5000,2,'abc.5000.2'); INSERT INTO foorescan values(5001,2,'abc.5001.2'); INSERT INTO foorescan values(5002,2,'abc.5002.2'); INSERT INTO foorescan values(5003,2,'abc.5003.2'); INSERT INTO foorescan values(5004,2,'abc.5004.2'); INSERT INTO foorescan values(5005,2,'abc.5005.2'); INSERT INTO foorescan values(5006,2,'abc.5006.2'); INSERT INTO foorescan values(5007,2,'abc.5007.2'); INSERT INTO foorescan values(5008,2,'abc.5008.2'); INSERT INTO foorescan values(5009,2,'abc.5009.2'); INSERT INTO foorescan values(5000,3,'abc.5000.3'); INSERT INTO foorescan values(5001,3,'abc.5001.3'); INSERT INTO foorescan values(5002,3,'abc.5002.3'); INSERT INTO foorescan values(5003,3,'abc.5003.3'); INSERT INTO foorescan values(5004,3,'abc.5004.3'); INSERT INTO foorescan values(5005,3,'abc.5005.3'); INSERT INTO foorescan values(5006,3,'abc.5006.3'); INSERT INTO foorescan values(5007,3,'abc.5007.3'); INSERT INTO foorescan values(5008,3,'abc.5008.3'); INSERT INTO foorescan values(5009,3,'abc.5009.3'); INSERT INTO foorescan values(5000,4,'abc.5000.4'); INSERT INTO foorescan values(5001,4,'abc.5001.4'); INSERT INTO foorescan values(5002,4,'abc.5002.4'); INSERT INTO foorescan values(5003,4,'abc.5003.4'); INSERT INTO foorescan values(5004,4,'abc.5004.4'); INSERT INTO foorescan values(5005,4,'abc.5005.4'); INSERT INTO foorescan values(5006,4,'abc.5006.4'); INSERT INTO foorescan values(5007,4,'abc.5007.4'); INSERT INTO foorescan values(5008,4,'abc.5008.4'); INSERT INTO foorescan values(5009,4,'abc.5009.4'); INSERT INTO foorescan values(5000,5,'abc.5000.5'); INSERT INTO foorescan values(5001,5,'abc.5001.5'); INSERT INTO foorescan values(5002,5,'abc.5002.5'); INSERT INTO foorescan values(5003,5,'abc.5003.5'); INSERT INTO foorescan values(5004,5,'abc.5004.5'); INSERT INTO foorescan values(5005,5,'abc.5005.5'); INSERT INTO foorescan values(5006,5,'abc.5006.5'); INSERT INTO foorescan values(5007,5,'abc.5007.5'); INSERT INTO foorescan values(5008,5,'abc.5008.5'); INSERT INTO foorescan values(5009,5,'abc.5009.5'); CREATE FUNCTION foorescan(int,int) RETURNS setof foorescan AS 'SELECT * FROM foorescan WHERE fooid >= $1 and fooid < $2 ;' LANGUAGE SQL; --invokes ExecReScanFunctionScan SELECT * FROM foorescan f WHERE f.fooid IN (SELECT fooid FROM foorescan(5002,5004)) ORDER BY 1,2; fooid | foosubid | fooname -------+----------+------------ 5002 | 1 | abc.5002.1 5002 | 2 | abc.5002.2 5002 | 3 | abc.5002.3 5002 | 4 | abc.5002.4 5002 | 5 | abc.5002.5 5003 | 1 | abc.5003.1 5003 | 2 | abc.5003.2 5003 | 3 | abc.5003.3 5003 | 4 | abc.5003.4 5003 | 5 | abc.5003.5 (10 rows) CREATE VIEW vw_foorescan AS SELECT * FROM foorescan(5002,5004); --invokes ExecReScanFunctionScan SELECT * FROM foorescan f WHERE f.fooid IN (SELECT fooid FROM vw_foorescan) ORDER BY 1,2; fooid | foosubid | fooname -------+----------+------------ 5002 | 1 | abc.5002.1 5002 | 2 | abc.5002.2 5002 | 3 | abc.5002.3 5002 | 4 | abc.5002.4 5002 | 5 | abc.5002.5 5003 | 1 | abc.5003.1 5003 | 2 | abc.5003.2 5003 | 3 | abc.5003.3 5003 | 4 | abc.5003.4 5003 | 5 | abc.5003.5 (10 rows) CREATE TABLE barrescan (fooid int primary key); NOTICE: CREATE TABLE / PRIMARY KEY will create implicit index "barrescan_pkey" for table "barrescan" INSERT INTO barrescan values(5003); INSERT INTO barrescan values(5004); INSERT INTO barrescan values(5005); INSERT INTO barrescan values(5006); INSERT INTO barrescan values(5007); INSERT INTO barrescan values(5008); CREATE FUNCTION foorescan(int) RETURNS setof foorescan AS 'SELECT * FROM foorescan WHERE fooid = $1;' LANGUAGE SQL; --invokes ExecReScanFunctionScan with chgParam != NULL SELECT f.* FROM barrescan b, foorescan f WHERE f.fooid = b.fooid AND b.fooid IN (SELECT fooid FROM foorescan(b.fooid)) ORDER BY 1,2; fooid | foosubid | fooname -------+----------+------------ 5003 | 1 | abc.5003.1 5003 | 2 | abc.5003.2 5003 | 3 | abc.5003.3 5003 | 4 | abc.5003.4 5003 | 5 | abc.5003.5 5004 | 1 | abc.5004.1 5004 | 2 | abc.5004.2 5004 | 3 | abc.5004.3 5004 | 4 | abc.5004.4 5004 | 5 | abc.5004.5 5005 | 1 | abc.5005.1 5005 | 2 | abc.5005.2 5005 | 3 | abc.5005.3 5005 | 4 | abc.5005.4 5005 | 5 | abc.5005.5 5006 | 1 | abc.5006.1 5006 | 2 | abc.5006.2 5006 | 3 | abc.5006.3 5006 | 4 | abc.5006.4 5006 | 5 | abc.5006.5 5007 | 1 | abc.5007.1 5007 | 2 | abc.5007.2 5007 | 3 | abc.5007.3 5007 | 4 | abc.5007.4 5007 | 5 | abc.5007.5 5008 | 1 | abc.5008.1 5008 | 2 | abc.5008.2 5008 | 3 | abc.5008.3 5008 | 4 | abc.5008.4 5008 | 5 | abc.5008.5 (30 rows) SELECT b.fooid, max(f.foosubid) FROM barrescan b, foorescan f WHERE f.fooid = b.fooid AND b.fooid IN (SELECT fooid FROM foorescan(b.fooid)) GROUP BY b.fooid ORDER BY 1,2; fooid | max -------+----- 5003 | 5 5004 | 5 5005 | 5 5006 | 5 5007 | 5 5008 | 5 (6 rows) CREATE VIEW fooview1 AS SELECT f.* FROM barrescan b, foorescan f WHERE f.fooid = b.fooid AND b.fooid IN (SELECT fooid FROM foorescan(b.fooid)) ORDER BY 1,2; SELECT * FROM fooview1 AS fv WHERE fv.fooid = 5004; fooid | foosubid | fooname -------+----------+------------ 5004 | 1 | abc.5004.1 5004 | 2 | abc.5004.2 5004 | 3 | abc.5004.3 5004 | 4 | abc.5004.4 5004 | 5 | abc.5004.5 (5 rows) CREATE VIEW fooview2 AS SELECT b.fooid, max(f.foosubid) AS maxsubid FROM barrescan b, foorescan f WHERE f.fooid = b.fooid AND b.fooid IN (SELECT fooid FROM foorescan(b.fooid)) GROUP BY b.fooid ORDER BY 1,2; SELECT * FROM fooview2 AS fv WHERE fv.maxsubid = 5; fooid | maxsubid -------+---------- 5003 | 5 5004 | 5 5005 | 5 5006 | 5 5007 | 5 5008 | 5 (6 rows) DROP VIEW vw_foorescan; DROP VIEW fooview1; DROP VIEW fooview2; DROP FUNCTION foorescan(int,int); DROP FUNCTION foorescan(int); DROP TABLE foorescan; DROP TABLE barrescan; -- -- Test cases involving OUT parameters -- CREATE FUNCTION foo(in f1 int, out f2 int) AS 'select $1+1' LANGUAGE sql; SELECT foo(42); foo ----- 43 (1 row) SELECT * FROM foo(42); f2 ---- 43 (1 row) SELECT * FROM foo(42) AS p(x); x ---- 43 (1 row) -- explicit spec of return type is OK CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION foo(in f1 int, out f2 int) RETURNS int AS 'select $1+1' LANGUAGE sql; -- error, wrong result type CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION foo(in f1 int, out f2 int) RETURNS float AS 'select $1+1' LANGUAGE sql; ERROR: function result type must be integer because of OUT parameters -- with multiple OUT params you must get a RECORD result CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION foo(in f1 int, out f2 int, out f3 text) RETURNS int AS 'select $1+1' LANGUAGE sql; ERROR: function result type must be record because of OUT parameters CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION foo(in f1 int, out f2 int, out f3 text) RETURNS record AS 'select $1+1' LANGUAGE sql; ERROR: cannot change return type of existing function HINT: Use DROP FUNCTION first. CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION foor(in f1 int, out f2 int, out text) AS $$select $1-1, $1::text || 'z'$$ LANGUAGE sql; SELECT f1, foor(f1) FROM int4_tbl; f1 | foor -------------+---------------------------- 0 | (-1,0z) 123456 | (123455,123456z) -123456 | (-123457,-123456z) 2147483647 | (2147483646,2147483647z) -2147483647 | (-2147483648,-2147483647z) (5 rows) SELECT * FROM foor(42); f2 | column2 ----+--------- 41 | 42z (1 row) SELECT * FROM foor(42) AS p(a,b); a | b ----+----- 41 | 42z (1 row) CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION foob(in f1 int, inout f2 int, out text) AS $$select $2-1, $1::text || 'z'$$ LANGUAGE sql; SELECT f1, foob(f1, f1/2) FROM int4_tbl; f1 | foob -------------+---------------------------- 0 | (-1,0z) 123456 | (61727,123456z) -123456 | (-61729,-123456z) 2147483647 | (1073741822,2147483647z) -2147483647 | (-1073741824,-2147483647z) (5 rows) SELECT * FROM foob(42, 99); f2 | column2 ----+--------- 98 | 42z (1 row) SELECT * FROM foob(42, 99) AS p(a,b); a | b ----+----- 98 | 42z (1 row) -- Can reference function with or without OUT params for DROP, etc DROP FUNCTION foo(int); DROP FUNCTION foor(in f2 int, out f1 int, out text); DROP FUNCTION foob(in f1 int, inout f2 int); -- -- For my next trick, polymorphic OUT parameters -- CREATE FUNCTION dup (f1 anyelement, f2 out anyelement, f3 out anyarray) AS 'select $1, array[$1,$1]' LANGUAGE sql; SELECT dup(22); dup ---------------- (22,"{22,22}") (1 row) SELECT dup('xyz'); -- fails ERROR: could not determine polymorphic type because input has type "unknown" SELECT dup('xyz'::text); dup ------------------- (xyz,"{xyz,xyz}") (1 row) SELECT * FROM dup('xyz'::text); f2 | f3 -----+----------- xyz | {xyz,xyz} (1 row) -- fails, as we are attempting to rename first argument CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION dup (inout f2 anyelement, out f3 anyarray) AS 'select $1, array[$1,$1]' LANGUAGE sql; ERROR: cannot change name of input parameter "f1" HINT: Use DROP FUNCTION first. DROP FUNCTION dup(anyelement); -- equivalent behavior, though different name exposed for input arg CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION dup (inout f2 anyelement, out f3 anyarray) AS 'select $1, array[$1,$1]' LANGUAGE sql; SELECT dup(22); dup ---------------- (22,"{22,22}") (1 row) DROP FUNCTION dup(anyelement); -- fails, no way to deduce outputs CREATE FUNCTION bad (f1 int, out f2 anyelement, out f3 anyarray) AS 'select $1, array[$1,$1]' LANGUAGE sql; ERROR: cannot determine result data type DETAIL: A function returning a polymorphic type must have at least one polymorphic argument. -- -- table functions -- CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION foo() RETURNS TABLE(a int) AS $$ SELECT a FROM generate_series(1,5) a(a) $$ LANGUAGE sql; SELECT * FROM foo(); a --- 1 2 3 4 5 (5 rows) DROP FUNCTION foo(); CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION foo(int) RETURNS TABLE(a int, b int) AS $$ SELECT a, b FROM generate_series(1,$1) a(a), generate_series(1,$1) b(b) $$ LANGUAGE sql; SELECT * FROM foo(3); a | b ---+--- 1 | 1 1 | 2 1 | 3 2 | 1 2 | 2 2 | 3 3 | 1 3 | 2 3 | 3 (9 rows) DROP FUNCTION foo(int); -- -- some tests on SQL functions with RETURNING -- create temp table tt(f1 serial, data text); NOTICE: CREATE TABLE will create implicit sequence "tt_f1_seq" for serial column "tt.f1" create function insert_tt(text) returns int as $$ insert into tt(data) values($1) returning f1 $$ language sql; select insert_tt('foo'); insert_tt ----------- 1 (1 row) select insert_tt('bar'); insert_tt ----------- 2 (1 row) select * from tt; f1 | data ----+------ 1 | foo 2 | bar (2 rows) -- insert will execute to completion even if function needs just 1 row create or replace function insert_tt(text) returns int as $$ insert into tt(data) values($1),($1||$1) returning f1 $$ language sql; select insert_tt('fool'); insert_tt ----------- 3 (1 row) select * from tt; f1 | data ----+---------- 1 | foo 2 | bar 3 | fool 4 | foolfool (4 rows) -- setof does what's expected create or replace function insert_tt2(text,text) returns setof int as $$ insert into tt(data) values($1),($2) returning f1 $$ language sql; select insert_tt2('foolish','barrish'); insert_tt2 ------------ 5 6 (2 rows) select * from insert_tt2('baz','quux'); insert_tt2 ------------ 7 8 (2 rows) select * from tt; f1 | data ----+---------- 1 | foo 2 | bar 3 | fool 4 | foolfool 5 | foolish 6 | barrish 7 | baz 8 | quux (8 rows) -- limit doesn't prevent execution to completion select insert_tt2('foolish','barrish') limit 1; insert_tt2 ------------ 9 (1 row) select * from tt; f1 | data ----+---------- 1 | foo 2 | bar 3 | fool 4 | foolfool 5 | foolish 6 | barrish 7 | baz 8 | quux 9 | foolish 10 | barrish (10 rows) -- triggers will fire, too create function noticetrigger() returns trigger as $$ begin raise notice 'noticetrigger % %', new.f1, new.data; return null; end $$ language plpgsql; create trigger tnoticetrigger after insert on tt for each row execute procedure noticetrigger(); select insert_tt2('foolme','barme') limit 1; NOTICE: noticetrigger 11 foolme CONTEXT: SQL function "insert_tt2" statement 1 NOTICE: noticetrigger 12 barme CONTEXT: SQL function "insert_tt2" statement 1 insert_tt2 ------------ 11 (1 row) select * from tt; f1 | data ----+---------- 1 | foo 2 | bar 3 | fool 4 | foolfool 5 | foolish 6 | barrish 7 | baz 8 | quux 9 | foolish 10 | barrish 11 | foolme 12 | barme (12 rows) -- and rules work create temp table tt_log(f1 int, data text); create rule insert_tt_rule as on insert to tt do also insert into tt_log values(new.*); select insert_tt2('foollog','barlog') limit 1; NOTICE: noticetrigger 13 foollog CONTEXT: SQL function "insert_tt2" statement 1 NOTICE: noticetrigger 14 barlog CONTEXT: SQL function "insert_tt2" statement 1 insert_tt2 ------------ 13 (1 row) select * from tt; f1 | data ----+---------- 1 | foo 2 | bar 3 | fool 4 | foolfool 5 | foolish 6 | barrish 7 | baz 8 | quux 9 | foolish 10 | barrish 11 | foolme 12 | barme 13 | foollog 14 | barlog (14 rows) -- note that nextval() gets executed a second time in the rule expansion, -- which is expected. select * from tt_log; f1 | data ----+--------- 15 | foollog 16 | barlog (2 rows) -- test case for a whole-row-variable bug create function foo1(n integer, out a text, out b text) returns setof record language sql as $$ select 'foo ' || i, 'bar ' || i from generate_series(1,$1) i $$; set work_mem='64kB'; select t.a, t, t.a from foo1(10000) t limit 1; a | t | a -------+-------------------+------- foo 1 | ("foo 1","bar 1") | foo 1 (1 row) reset work_mem; select t.a, t, t.a from foo1(10000) t limit 1; a | t | a -------+-------------------+------- foo 1 | ("foo 1","bar 1") | foo 1 (1 row) drop function foo1(n integer); -- test use of SQL functions returning record -- this is supported in some cases where the query doesn't specify -- the actual record type ... create function array_to_set(anyarray) returns setof record as $$ select i AS "index", $1[i] AS "value" from generate_subscripts($1, 1) i $$ language sql strict immutable; select array_to_set(array['one', 'two']); array_to_set -------------- (1,one) (2,two) (2 rows) select * from array_to_set(array['one', 'two']) as t(f1 int,f2 text); f1 | f2 ----+----- 1 | one 2 | two (2 rows) select * from array_to_set(array['one', 'two']); -- fail ERROR: a column definition list is required for functions returning "record" LINE 1: select * from array_to_set(array['one', 'two']); ^ create temp table foo(f1 int8, f2 int8); create function testfoo() returns record as $$ insert into foo values (1,2) returning *; $$ language sql; select testfoo(); testfoo --------- (1,2) (1 row) select * from testfoo() as t(f1 int8,f2 int8); f1 | f2 ----+---- 1 | 2 (1 row) select * from testfoo(); -- fail ERROR: a column definition list is required for functions returning "record" LINE 1: select * from testfoo(); ^ drop function testfoo(); create function testfoo() returns setof record as $$ insert into foo values (1,2), (3,4) returning *; $$ language sql; select testfoo(); testfoo --------- (1,2) (3,4) (2 rows) select * from testfoo() as t(f1 int8,f2 int8); f1 | f2 ----+---- 1 | 2 3 | 4 (2 rows) select * from testfoo(); -- fail ERROR: a column definition list is required for functions returning "record" LINE 1: select * from testfoo(); ^ drop function testfoo(); -- -- Check some cases involving dropped columns in a rowtype result -- create temp table users (userid text, email text, todrop bool, enabled bool); insert into users values ('id','email',true,true); insert into users values ('id2','email2',true,true); alter table users drop column todrop; create or replace function get_first_user() returns users as $$ SELECT * FROM users ORDER BY userid LIMIT 1; $$ language sql stable; SELECT get_first_user(); get_first_user ---------------- (id,email,t) (1 row) SELECT * FROM get_first_user(); userid | email | enabled --------+-------+--------- id | email | t (1 row) create or replace function get_users() returns setof users as $$ SELECT * FROM users ORDER BY userid; $$ language sql stable; SELECT get_users(); get_users ---------------- (id,email,t) (id2,email2,t) (2 rows) SELECT * FROM get_users(); userid | email | enabled --------+--------+--------- id | email | t id2 | email2 | t (2 rows) drop function get_first_user(); drop function get_users(); drop table users; -- this won't get inlined because of type coercion, but it shouldn't fail create or replace function foobar() returns setof text as $$ select 'foo'::varchar union all select 'bar'::varchar ; $$ language sql stable; select foobar(); foobar -------- foo bar (2 rows) select * from foobar(); foobar -------- foo bar (2 rows) drop function foobar();