plpgsql function return another function value

Question

I have a function func1() which returns integer.

I want to write another function func2(mode integer) which can return func1() reults or do some more stuff. The return value of func1() is of type INTEGER.

something like this:

CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION func2(mode integer)
  RETURNS integer AS
$$
begin
     if mode=1 then
       return func1();  -- NOT plpgsql syntax
     end if;

     more stuff .....

     return 2;
end
$$
LANGUAGE plpgsql VOLATILE

my question is how to do return func1(); ?

I know I can do :

select func1() into temp;
return temp;

but I was wondring if there is a more elegent way to do that.

return func1(); works for me: sqlfiddle.com/#!15/18442/1 What is the error you get? — user330315
– user330315, Commented Sep 6, 2016 at 11:12

Boris Schegolev · Accepted Answer · 2016-09-06 11:35:22Z

2

All of these work:

Option 1:

CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION func2(mode integer)
    RETURNS integer AS
$BODY$
DECLARE 
    _result integer;
BEGIN
    _result = 2;
     IF mode=1 THEN
       _result = func1();
     END IF;

     --more stuff .....

     RETURN _result;
END
$BODY$
    LANGUAGE plpgsql VOLATILE COST 100;

Option 2:

CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION func2(mode integer)
    RETURNS integer AS
$BODY$
BEGIN
     IF mode=1 THEN
       RETURN func1();
     END IF;

     --more stuff .....

     RETURN 2;
END
$BODY$
    LANGUAGE plpgsql VOLATILE COST 100;

answered Sep 6, 2016 at 11:35

Boris Schegolev

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7 Comments

user330315 Over a year ago

Using := as the assignment operator is preferred over the simple =

ban Over a year ago

@a_horse_with_no_name why is it prefered?

Boris Schegolev Over a year ago

I never liked the Pascal notation. Just a personal preference :)

user330315 Over a year ago

Up until 9.3 this was actually the only documented assignment operator: postgresql.org/docs/9.3/static/plpgsql-statements.html a simple equal sign was nevertheless accepted.

Pavel Stehule Over a year ago

@ban - "=" is logical operator, ":=" is assign statement. Some languages that using "=" for assigning use different symbol for equivalence. PLpgSQL has some limits against origin ADA so this difference doesn't play big role, but better to be consistent with original language - the possibility to use "=" for assignment is bug, but it is too late to fix it.

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