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