Friday, August 15, 2008

Re: [HACKERS] proposal sql: labeled function params

Am Friday, 15. August 2008 schrieb Tom Lane:
> Hannu Krosing <hannu@2ndQuadrant.com> 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

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.

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