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3 | 3 | <chapter id="source"> |
4 | 4 | <title>PostgreSQL Coding Conventions</title> |
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444 | 444 | inappropriate in other languages). |
445 | 445 | </para> |
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| 447 | + <para> |
| 448 | + Error context strings: Do not capitalize the first letter and do |
| 449 | + not end the string with a period. Context strings should normally |
| 450 | + not be complete sentences. |
| 451 | + </para> |
| 452 | + |
447 | 453 | <para> |
448 | 454 | Rationale: Avoiding punctuation makes it easier for client applications to |
449 | 455 | embed the message into a variety of grammatical contexts. Often, primary |
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