Hello dear PostgreSQL developers,

I noticed the following strange behaviour with set-returning functions. If sets are allowed seems to depend on the language the function is written in, what makes conpletely no sense to me. See the following functions x() and y(). x() is written in 'sql' and works, y() is written is plpgsql and fails. Any reasons for this I do not realize?

With best regards,
Daniel Migowski

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CREATE FUNCTION x() RETURNS SETOF int4 AS
$$
   SELECT 1
   UNION
   SELECT 2
$$
LANGUAGE 'sql';
SELECT x(); -- fine with two result rows.

CREATE FUNCTION y() RETURNS SETOF int4 AS
$$
BEGIN
   RETURN NEXT 1;
   RETURN NEXT 2;
END
$$
LANGUAGE 'plpgsql';
SELECT y(); -- fails with:
FEHLER: Funktion mit Mengenergebnis in einem Zusammenhang aufgerufen, der keine Mengenergebnisse verarbeiten kann
SQL Status:0A000
Kontext:PL/pgSQL function "y" line 2 at RETURN NEXT


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