Re: ERROR: domain domain1 does not allow null values

Igor V. Youdytsky wrote:
> Hello.
> I've found unexpected behavior of PostgreSQL 8.2.3
>
> CREATE DOMAIN "public"."domain1" AS integer NOT NULL;
>
> CREATE TABLE "public"."table1" ("field1" "public"."domain1") WITH OIDS;

OK, so you can't have nulls in anything of type "domain1" and that's the
type of public.table1.field1

> CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION "public"."function1" () RETURNS text AS
> $body$
> declare
>   a public.table1%ROWTYPE;

> ERROR:  domain domain1 does not allow null values
> CONTEXT:  PL/pgSQL function "function1" line 3 at block variables
> initialization
>
> I think it is insane.
> Any comments welcome...

What should happen when you try to violate a NOT NULL constraint?
Or are you saying "a" should be initialised with some randomly valid values?

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