Re: show() function

Peter Eisentraut wrote:
> The only reason this function doesn't exist yet is that I've been avoiding
> this very question.
>
> My personal favorite these days was get_session_characteristic(), which is
> reasonably SQL-related and doesn't overload any confusing terms such as
> parameter, variable, or option.  However, considering the new
> transaction-only settings, this name would be incorrect.  Again, stealing
> from SQL, an alternative could be current_characteristic(), which you
> couldn't really argue against except on the ground that it's pretty weird.

Some alternatives:

current_setting()
current_configuration()
current_behavior()

Do you like any of these better?

Joe