How to I return an error from inside a user defined function? For
example the following:
CREATE or REPLACE FUNCTION drop_node (integer) RETURNS text
AS '
DECLARE
mleft INTEGER;
mright INTEGER;
BEGIN
-- Check if the desired node exists
SELECT lft, rgt FROM structure WHERE id = $1 INTO mleft, mright;
IF mleft IS NULL THEN RETURN ''No entry found with an id of ''||$2;
END IF;
-- Drop the node and its subtree
DELETE FROM structure WHERE lft >= mleft AND rgt <= mright;
-- Close the gap
UPDATE structure SET rgt = rgt - (mright - mleft + 1) WHERE rgt > mright;
UPDATE structure SET lft = lft - (mright - mleft + 1) WHERE lft > mleft;
RETURN ''ok'';
END;
'
LANGUAGE 'plpgsql';
Should be terminated with an error @ RETURN "No Entry found"; instead
of returning the error text.
best regards and thanks,
Alex
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