On Thu, May 17, 2018 at 8:46 AM, Tom Lane <t...@sss.pgh.pa.us> wrote:
> Andrew Gierth <and...@tao11.riddles.org.uk> writes: > > I'll fix the docs accordingly. I'm referring specifically to this bit: > > https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/functions- > info.html#FUNCTIONS-INFO-INDEX-PROPS > > which I think should say "Can the scan direction be changed in > > mid-scan?" in place of the current text (unless anyone has better > > wording?) > > Maybe "Can the scan direction be reversed in mid-scan?". I'm not > absolutely sure that that's better ... > A cursory read might conclude that "reversing" can only happen once while they will likely understand that "changing" can happen multiple times. This is minor point - the two are effectively the same. Maybe: "Supports both FETCH FORWARD and FETCH BACKWARD during the same scan" Or: "Supports SCROLL(able) WITHOUT HOLD cursors" David J.
