Tom Lane writes:
> mlw <markw@mohawksoft.com> writes:
> > (1) const or constant
> > (2) cacheable
> > (3) volatile
>
> I was wondering about "const" for case 1, also. I think there is some
> precedent for using "const" with this meaning in other programming
> languages.
I think the meaning of "const" tends to be "cannot change the result" --
which may actually make sense in SQL in a future life if you can pass
around table descriptors or cursor references.
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Peter Eisentraut peter_e@gmx.net