Date: Tue, 16 Feb 2016 17:15:39 +0100
From: hubert depesz lubaczewski <depesz@depesz.com>
To: pgsql-general@postgresql.org
Cc: Suresh Raja <suresh.rajaabc@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [SQL] refer function name by a variable in the function body
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On Tue, Feb 16, 2016 at 09:41:18AM -0600, Suresh Raja wrote:
> I use the function name in the body of pgsql code of the same function.  Is
> the function name set to any variable that i can easily reference.  Now I'm
> hard coding the function name in the code.
> In the above Raise info i use select user to get the login role, similarly
> can i use a variable for function name which is automatically set by the
> system.

There is no such variable, unfortunately.

Also, please don't cross-post to multiple lists - replied only to
-general, as the question is not about sql language.

Best regards,

depesz

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