Lazy View's Column Computing

[Avi Weinberg <AviW@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

 

Is there a way to compute a column in a view only if it is referenced in the query?  I have a view's column that its value is computed by a function.  If in the query that column is not used at all, can Postgres "skip" computing it? 

 

Thanks!  

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