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5 | 5 | <appendix id="release"> |
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1244 | 1244 | <listitem> |
1245 | 1245 | <para> |
1246 | | - Allow SQL, plperl, PL/PgSQL functions to use <command>OUT</> and |
| 1246 | + Allow SQL and PL/PgSQL functions to use <command>OUT</> and |
1247 | 1247 | <command>INOUT</> parameters (Tom) |
1248 | 1248 | </para> |
1249 | 1249 | <para> |
1250 | 1250 | <command>OUT</> is an alternate way for a function to return |
1251 | | - values. Instead of using <command>RETURNS</>, the function's |
1252 | | - parameters can be specified as <command>OUT</> or |
1253 | | - <command>INOUT</>, allowing multiple values to be returned by |
1254 | | - the function. While returning multiple values from a function |
| 1251 | + values. Instead of using <command>RETURN</>, values can be |
| 1252 | + returned by assigning to parameters declared as <command>OUT</> or |
| 1253 | + <command>INOUT</>. This is notationally simpler in some cases, |
| 1254 | + particularly so when multiple values need to be returned. |
| 1255 | + While returning multiple values from a function |
1255 | 1256 | was possible in previous releases, this greatly simplifies the |
1256 | | - process. |
| 1257 | + process. (The feature will be extended to other PLs in due course.) |
1257 | 1258 | </para> |
1258 | 1259 | </listitem> |
1259 | 1260 |
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1260 | 1261 | <listitem> |
1261 | 1262 | <para> |
1262 | 1263 | Move language handlers into the pg_catalog schema |
1263 | 1264 | </para> |
1264 | | - </para> |
1265 | 1265 | <para> |
1266 | | - This makes it possible to dump installed languages and makes it |
1267 | | - easier to drop the public schema. |
| 1266 | + This makes it easier to drop the public schema if desired. |
1268 | 1267 | </para> |
1269 | 1268 | </listitem> |
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