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From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
To: Dmitriy Igrishin <dmitigr@gmail.com>
Cc: pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: libpq
Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2010 11:04:52 -0400
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Dmitriy Igrishin <dmitigr@gmail.com> writes:
> Is it guaranteed that functions, which accept PGconn* (PGresult*)
> properly works if PGconn* (PGresult*) is NULL or is it better to check
> on NULL the value of the pointer before calling those functions?

I think they all do check for NULL, but whether they give back a default
result that's useful for you is harder to say.

			regards, tom lane



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