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Re: Select + Functions + Composite Types: Behavior

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"David Johnston" <polobo@xxxxxxxxx> writes:
> If I put a function that returns a composite type into the FROM clause of a
> SELECT query (and it - the function - is the only source for the query) the
> "*" select list expands so that there is a single record for each component
> of the composite type.

> SELECT * FROM compositereturningfunction()
> Yields -> 2 columns (one for id and one for data)

> I've read quite a bit about plpgsql and composite types and do not recall
> anything about this specific default behavior and methods to force
> (workaround) to the other behavior.

It's just like tables. Try

	select x from compositereturningfunction() x

			regards, tom lane

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