diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/release.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/release.sgml index 8f66489047..e41af1c2f0 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/release.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/release.sgml @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ @@ -1243,17 +1243,18 @@ $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/release.sgml,v 1.356 2005/08/24 16:47:00 momjian - Allow SQL, plperl, PL/PgSQL functions to use OUT and + Allow SQL and PL/PgSQL functions to use OUT and INOUT parameters (Tom) OUT is an alternate way for a function to return - values. Instead of using RETURNS, the function's - parameters can be specified as OUT or - INOUT, allowing multiple values to be returned by - the function. While returning multiple values from a function + values. Instead of using RETURN, values can be + returned by assigning to parameters declared as OUT or + INOUT. This is notationally simpler in some cases, + particularly so when multiple values need to be returned. + While returning multiple values from a function was possible in previous releases, this greatly simplifies the - process. + process. (The feature will be extended to other PLs in due course.) @@ -1261,10 +1262,8 @@ $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/release.sgml,v 1.356 2005/08/24 16:47:00 momjian Move language handlers into the pg_catalog schema - - This makes it possible to dump installed languages and makes it - easier to drop the public schema. + This makes it easier to drop the public schema if desired.