Hello 2008/8/15 Peter Eisentraut <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Am Friday, 15. August 2008 schrieb Tom Lane: >> Hannu Krosing <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> > How is this supposed to interact with argument names ? >> >> Yeah, the real problem with this proposal is that it conscripts a syntax >> that we'll probably want to use in the future for argument-name-based >> parameter matching. The proposed behavior is not nearly as useful as >> that would be. > > I am not at all convinced about the proposed feature, but is that really a > syntax we would use for function calls with named parameters? > > Random googling shows me that Oracle appears to use a syntax like > > name => value >
I vote this syntax too. So this second feature - named params X labels for params. Labels for params is related to my work on variadic functions. Named params needs default param's values - and some more of changes in parser. Somebody have to solve conflict between params and expression. Pavel > This is actually a feature that I would like to see implemented soonish, so if > anyone has input on the possible syntax consequences, please comment. > -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
