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Re: [REVIEW] Patch for cursor calling with named parameters

David Wheeler <david@kineticode.com>

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From: "David E. Wheeler" <david@kineticode.com>
To: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
Cc: Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com>, Royce Ausburn <royce.ml@inomial.com>, Pg Hackers <pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org>, yebhavinga@gmail.com
Date: 2011-10-06T17:39:18Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers 
On Oct 6, 2011, at 10:37 AM, Tom Lane wrote:

>> Would it then be added as an alias for := for named function parameters? Or would that come still later?
> 
> Once we do that, it will be impossible not merely deprecated to use =>
> as an operator name.  I think that has to wait at least another release
> cycle or two past where we're using it ourselves.

Okay. I kind of like := so there's no rush AFAIC. :-)

David