> matt@xxxxxxxxxx writes: >> The question is: what's the "best practice" way of letting a >> C/C++-language function hang onto internal state across calls? > > A static variable for that is a really horrid idea. Instead use > fcinfo->flinfo->fn_extra to point to some workspace palloc'd in the > appropriate context. If you grep the PG sources for fn_extra you'll > find plenty of examples. > > regards, tom lane > Thanks for this. Out of curiosity, why is a static a bad way to do this? -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general
