From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
To: Robert A. Knop Jr. <rknop@lilys.lbl.gov>
Cc: pgsql-interfaces@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: libpq & freeing character results
Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2000 17:36:57 -0400
Message-ID: <14360.962141817@sss.pgh.pa.us> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.10.10006271204130.1921-100000@lilys.lbl.gov>
References: <Pine.LNX.4.10.10006271204130.1921-100000@lilys.lbl.gov>
"Robert A. Knop Jr." <rknop@lilys.lbl.gov> writes:
> If one uses libpq functions such as PQfname, should one free the returned
> character string?
No. Unless the doc for the function explicitly says you should free
its result, it's a pointer into libpq-managed space.
regards, tom lane
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