Re: BUG #18774: Not the required output of the query used in the function(delete_from_table1) in postgresql9.4

On Sunday, February 2, 2025, Rajni Bobal <rajnibobal@gmail.com> wrote:
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> as per the documentation, following query execute successfully :
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> EXECUTE 'SELECT count(*) FROM '
>     || quote_ident(tabname)
>     || ' WHERE inserted_by = $1 AND inserted <= $2'
>    INTO c
>    USING checked_user, checked_date;
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> HERE, $1 and $2 are strings and its values are substituted in the query. Please clarify, may be i am missing something.
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Ask yourself why “quote_ident(tabname)” is used to insert the table name
into the SQL string via concatenation instead of also using a number
placeholder.

David J.