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Function Volatility Stable vs Immutable

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If a function select data from a table, and the rows in the table may change, would that function qualify for Immutable or does it have to be Stable?  I'm asking because according to the docs [1]: "An IMMUTABLE function cannot modify the database and is guaranteed to return the same results given the same arguments forever".

So for the same arguments, the result would change only if the data in the table changes.  Does that mean that it violates the "forever" clause and therefore can be only marked as Stable and not Immutable?

Thanks,

Igal







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