SPI_cursor_parse_open - Man Page

set up a cursor using a query string and parameters

Synopsis

Portal SPI_cursor_parse_open(const char *name,
                             const char *command,
                             const SPIParseOpenOptions * options)

Description

SPI_cursor_parse_open sets up a cursor (internally, a portal) that will execute the specified query string​. This is comparable to SPI_prepare_cursor followed by SPI_cursor_open_with_paramlist, except that parameter references within the query string are handled entirely by supplying a ParamListInfo object​.

For one-time query execution, this function should be preferred over SPI_prepare_cursor followed by SPI_cursor_open_with_paramlist​. If the same command is to be executed with many different parameters, either method might be faster, depending on the cost of re-planning versus the benefit of custom plans​.

The options->params object should normally mark each parameter with the PARAM_FLAG_CONST flag, since a one-shot plan is always used for the query​.

The passed-in parameter data will be copied into the cursor's portal, so it can be freed while the cursor still exists​.

Arguments

const char * name

name for portal, or NULL to let the system select a name

const char * command

command string

const SPIParseOpenOptions * options

struct containing optional arguments

Callers should always zero out the entire options struct, then fill whichever fields they want to set​. This ensures forward compatibility of code, since any fields that are added to the struct in future will be defined to behave backwards-compatibly if they are zero​. The currently available options fields are:

ParamListInfo params

data structure containing query parameter types and values; NULL if none

int cursorOptions

integer bit mask of cursor options; zero produces default behavior

bool read_only

true for read-only execution

Return Value

Pointer to portal containing the cursor​. Note there is no error return convention; any error will be reported via elog​.

Info

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