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authorDaniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>2024-05-21 05:05:26 +0000
committerDaniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>2024-05-21 05:05:26 +0000
commite75d99818dd3940be997520e64db8c9e3b207e39 (patch)
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parentReleasing progress-linux version 15.6-0+deb12u1~progress6.99u1. (diff)
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Merging upstream version 15.7.
Signed-off-by: Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>
Diffstat (limited to 'src/backend/utils/fmgr/funcapi.c')
-rw-r--r--src/backend/utils/fmgr/funcapi.c10
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diff --git a/src/backend/utils/fmgr/funcapi.c b/src/backend/utils/fmgr/funcapi.c
index 31f6662..89c7ed9 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/fmgr/funcapi.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/fmgr/funcapi.c
@@ -296,6 +296,13 @@ get_call_result_type(FunctionCallInfo fcinfo,
/*
* get_expr_result_type
* As above, but work from a calling expression node tree
+ *
+ * Beware of using this on the funcexpr of a RTE that has a coldeflist.
+ * The correct conclusion in such cases is always that the function returns
+ * RECORD with the columns defined by the coldeflist fields (funccolnames etc).
+ * If it does not, it's the executor's responsibility to catch the discrepancy
+ * at runtime; but code processing the query in advance of that point might
+ * come to inconsistent conclusions if it checks the actual expression.
*/
TypeFuncClass
get_expr_result_type(Node *expr,
@@ -546,7 +553,8 @@ internal_get_result_type(Oid funcid,
* if noError is true, else throws error.
*
* This is a simpler version of get_expr_result_type() for use when the caller
- * is only interested in determinate rowtype results.
+ * is only interested in determinate rowtype results. As with that function,
+ * beware of using this on the funcexpr of a RTE that has a coldeflist.
*/
TupleDesc
get_expr_result_tupdesc(Node *expr, bool noError)