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# Chapter 38. PL/pgSQL - SQL Procedural Language

Table of Contents
38.1. Overview
  38.1.1. Advantages of Using PL/pgSQL
  38.1.2. Supported Argument and Result Data Types
38.2. Structure of PL/pgSQL
38.3. Declarations
  38.3.1. Aliases for Function Parameters
  38.3.2. Copying Types
  38.3.3. Row Types
  38.3.4. Record Types
  38.3.5. `RENAME`
38.4. Expressions
38.5. Basic Statements
  38.5.1. Assignment
  38.5.2. Executing a Command With No Result
  38.5.3. Executing a Query with a Single-Row Result
  38.5.4. Executing Dynamic Commands
  38.5.5. Obtaining the Result Status
  38.5.6. Doing Nothing At All
38.6. Control Structures
  38.6.1. Returning From a Function
  38.6.2. Conditionals
  38.6.3. Simple Loops
  38.6.4. Looping Through Query Results
  38.6.5. Trapping Errors
38.7. Cursors
  38.7.1. Declaring Cursor Variables
  38.7.2. Opening Cursors
  38.7.3. Using Cursors
38.8. Errors and Messages
38.9. Trigger Procedures
38.10. PL/pgSQL Under the Hood
  38.10.1. Variable Substitution
  38.10.2. Plan Caching
38.11. Tips for Developing in PL/pgSQL
38.12. Porting from Oracle PL/SQL
  38.12.1. Porting Examples
  38.12.2. Other Things to Watch For
  38.12.3. Appendix

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