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$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/xfunc.sgml,v 1.40 2001/10/26 21:17:03 tgl Exp $
$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/xfunc.sgml,v 1.41 2001/11/01 04:07:29 tgl Exp $
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<chapter id="xfunc">
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<para>
SQL functions execute an arbitrary list of SQL statements, returning
the results of the last query in the list. In the simple (non-set)
the result of the last query in the list, which must be a
<literal>SELECT</>.
In the simple (non-set)
case, the first row of the last query's result will be returned.
(Bear in mind that <quote>the first row</quote> is not well-defined
unless you use <literal>ORDER BY</>.) If the last query happens
(Bear in mind that <quote>the first row</quote> of a multi-row
result is not well-defined unless you use <literal>ORDER BY</>.)
If the last query happens
to return no rows at all, NULL will be returned.
</para>
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(5 rows)
</screen>
Notice that no output row appears for Child2, Child3, etc.
In the last SELECT,
notice that no output row appears for Child2, Child3, etc.
This happens because listchildren() returns an empty set
for those inputs, so no output rows are generated.
</para>