On 02/26/2014 10:15 AM, salah jubeh wrote:
> I think, there is a difference between optional parameters and default parameter values. So, my suggestion would be
somethinglike this.
> SELECT default_test(1,3, DEFAULT); -- match function number 1
>
> SELECT default_test(1,3); -- match the function number 2
>
> SELECT default_test(1); -- ERROR
> Regards
This would break at least 4 major applications which I personally have
worked on, and the benefit to users is unclear at best.
One of the main reasons to *have* default parameters is to allow adding
new parameters to existing functions without breaking old application
code. So, -1 from me.
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