Re: BUG #18965: Issue with Short-Circuit Evaluation in Boolean Expressions

David G. Johnston <david.g.johnston@gmail.com>

From: "David G. Johnston" <david.g.johnston@gmail.com>
To: "brandystodd@gmail.com" <brandystodd@gmail.com>, "pgsql-bugs@lists.postgresql.org" <pgsql-bugs@lists.postgresql.org>
Date: 2025-06-20T18:14:22Z
Lists: pgsql-bugs
On Friday, June 20, 2025, PG Bug reporting form <noreply@postgresql.org>
wrote:

> The following bug has been logged on the website:
>
> Bug reference:      18965
> Logged by:          Todd Brandys
> Email address:      brandystodd@gmail.com
> PostgreSQL version: 17.5
> Operating system:   Linux
> Description:
>
> In the circumstance where a function evaluation is performed within Boolean
> expression, the evaluation seems to continue past a function returning a
> TRUE value.


Where did we claim we perform short-circuiting?

David J.