Michael, > Have an example at hand? I'd argue that in a case of a function of more > complexity from a code clarity standpoint you'd want to assign to a new > variable that describes what the new value reflects.
Depends on what programming language you're used to. For those of us who do a lot of pass-by-reference in our non-database code, reusing the IN variable is "natural". I know not being able to is a longstanding annoyance for me. And I really don't think it's the place of the PostgreSQL project to try to force what some of us think is good PL coding style on people. -- Josh Berkus PostgreSQL Experts Inc. www.pgexperts.com -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
