I am a newbe at my current job. They have a separate log table for every table because they want all the columns. I have been looking for a way to go to a common log table without requiring major changes to the application. With your help, I have a proof of principle that I can demonstrate now. > On 07/10/2023 2:58 PM EDT Christophe Pettus <xof@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > On Jul 10, 2023, at 11:54, Bryn Llewellyn <bryn@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > What is the rationale for supporting what seems to be on its face this strange functionality? > > It allows you to EXIT or CONTINUE a loop thaIt is not the innermost one, by naming the label of an outer loop. > > One can debate endlessly whether it's good or bad to include that functionality, but it definitely has use cases. I would assume that at this point, it's not going anywhere. > > The relevant documentation is here: > > https://www.postgresql.org/docs/15/plpgsql-control-structures.html#PLPGSQL-CONTROL-STRUCTURES-LOOPS