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Using the FOR loop with %ROWTYPE


postgres=#
postgres=#
postgres=# CREATE TABLE "books" (
postgres(#      "id"           integer NOT NULL,
postgres(#      "title"        text NOT NULL,
postgres(#      "author_id"    integer,
postgres(#      "subject_id"   integer,
postgres(#      Constraint "books_id_pkey" Primary Key ("id")
postgres(# );
NOTICE:  CREATE TABLE / PRIMARY KEY will create implicit index "books_id_pkey" for table "books"
CREATE TABLE
postgres=#
postgres=#
postgres=# insert into books values (7808,  'Java',                  4156, 9);
INSERT 0 1
postgres=# insert into books values (4513,  'Javascript',            1866, 15);
INSERT 0 1
postgres=# insert into books values (4267,  'C#',                    2001, 15);
INSERT 0 1
postgres=# insert into books values (1608,  'Oracle',                1809, 2);
INSERT 0 1
postgres=# insert into books values (1590,  'Sql Server',            1809, 2);
INSERT 0 1
postgres=# insert into books values (25908, 'Postgre SQL',          15990, 2);
INSERT 0 1
postgres=# insert into books values (1501,  'Python',                2031, 2);
INSERT 0 1
postgres=# insert into books values (190,   'Java by API',             16, 6);
INSERT 0 1
postgres=# insert into books values (1234,  '2D',                   25041, 3);
INSERT 0 1
postgres=# insert into books values (2038,  'C',                     1644, 0);
INSERT 0 1
postgres=# insert into books values (156,   'C++',                    115, 9);
INSERT 0 1
postgres=# insert into books values (41473, 'Programming Python',    7805, 4);
INSERT 0 1
postgres=# insert into books values (41477, 'Learning Python',       7805, 4);
INSERT 0 1
postgres=# insert into books values (41478, 'Perl Cookbook',         7806, 4);
INSERT 0 1
postgres=# insert into books values (41472, 'Practical PostgreSQL',  1212, 4);
INSERT 0 1
postgres=#
postgres=# select * from books;
  id   |        title         | author_id | subject_id
-------+----------------------+-----------+------------
  7808 | Java                 |      4156 |          9
  4513 | Javascript           |      1866 |         15
  4267 | C#                   |      2001 |         15
  1608 | Oracle               |      1809 |          2
  1590 | Sql Server           |      1809 |          2
 25908 | Postgre SQL          |     15990 |          2
  1501 | Python               |      2031 |          2
   190 | Java by API          |        16 |          6
  1234 | 2D                   |     25041 |          3
  2038 | C                    |      1644 |          0
   156 | C++                  |       115 |          9
 41473 | Programming Python   |      7805 |          4
 41477 | Learning Python      |      7805 |          4
 41478 | Perl Cookbook        |      7806 |          4
 41472 | Practical PostgreSQL |      1212 |          4
(15 rows)

postgres=#
postgres=#
postgres=# -- Using the FOR loop with %ROWTYPE
postgres=#
postgres=# CREATE FUNCTION extract_title (integer) RETURNS text AS '
postgres'#   DECLARE
postgres'#
postgres'#      -- Declare an alias for function argument.
postgres'#     sub_id ALIAS FOR $1;
postgres'#
postgres'#      -- Declare a variable to hold book titles and set its default
postgres'#      --  value to a new line.
postgres'#     text_output TEXT :=''\n'';
postgres'#
postgres'#      -- Declare a variable to hold rows from the
postgres'#      -- books table.
postgres'#     row_data books%ROWTYPE;
postgres'#
postgres'#   BEGIN
postgres'#
postgres'#      -- Iterate through the results of a query.
postgres'#     FOR row_data IN SELECT * FROM books
postgres'#     WHERE subject_id = sub_id ORDER BY title  LOOP
postgres'#
postgres'#        -- Insert the title of a matching book into the text_output variable.
postgres'#       text_output := text_output || row_data.title || ''\n'';
postgres'#     END LOOP;
postgres'#
postgres'#       -- Return the list of books.
postgres'#     RETURN text_output;
postgres'#   END;
postgres'# ' LANGUAGE 'plpgsql';
ERROR:  function "extract_title" already exists with same argument types
postgres=#
postgres=#
postgres=# SELECT extract_title(2);
 extract_title
---------------
 Sql Server
(1 row)

postgres=#
postgres=#
postgres=# drop table books;
DROP TABLE
postgres=#
postgres=#
           
       








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