I've read this
CREATE FUNCTION sum_n_product(x int, y int, OUT sum int, OUT prod
int)
AS $$
BEGIN
sum := x + y;
prod := x * y;
END;
$$ LANGUAGE plpgsql;
at
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.1/interactive/plpgsql-declarations.html#PLPGSQL-DECLARATION-ALIASES
what if I need explicit RETURN to get out of the function if I don't
want to create a type and still have control of the types of the
returned values (that means avoiding any*)?
eg.
if(found) then
RETURN Afunction();
else
RETURN Bfunction();
end if;
currently I solved the issue this way:
create or replace function testA(out _BasketID1 int, out _BasketID2
int) as $$
begin
_BasketID1:=1;
_BasketID2:=2;
return;
end;
$$ language plpgsql;
create or replace function testB(out _BasketID1 int, out _BasketID2
int) as
$$
begin
select into _BasketID1,_BasketID2 * from testA();
return;
end;
$$ language plpgsql;
But when I switch to
select into _BasketID1,_BasketID2 _BasketID1,_BasketID2 from testA();
nothing get back from testB().
That obliges me to match returning parameters, that may not always be
the case.
Any other way to return *controlled* composite types without
declaring a composite type explicitly?
thx
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