Tom Lane writes:

> mlw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> > (1) const or constant
> > (2) cacheable
> > (3) volatile
>
> I was wondering about "const" for case 1, also.  I think there is some
> precedent for using "const" with this meaning in other programming
> languages.

I think the meaning of "const" tends to be "cannot change the result" --
which may actually make sense in SQL in a future life if you can pass
around table descriptors or cursor references.

-- 
Peter Eisentraut   [EMAIL PROTECTED]


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