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<!--
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- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_function.sgml,v 1.56 2004/05/16 23:22:07 neilc Exp $
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+ $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_function.sgml,v 1.57 2004/06/25 07:05:34 dennis Exp $
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-->
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<refentry id="SQL-CREATEFUNCTION">
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<refsynopsisdiv>
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<synopsis>
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- CREATE [ OR REPLACE ] FUNCTION <replaceable class="parameter">name</replaceable> ( [ <replaceable class="parameter">argtype</replaceable> [, ...] ] )
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+ CREATE [ OR REPLACE ] FUNCTION <replaceable class="parameter">name</replaceable> ( [ [ <replaceable class="parameter">argname</replaceable> ] <replaceable class="parameter">argtype</replaceable> [, ...] ] )
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RETURNS <replaceable class="parameter">rettype</replaceable>
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{ LANGUAGE <replaceable class="parameter">langname</replaceable>
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| IMMUTABLE | STABLE | VOLATILE
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| CALLED ON NULL INPUT | RETURNS NULL ON NULL INPUT | STRICT
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- | [EXTERNAL] SECURITY INVOKER | [EXTERNAL] SECURITY DEFINER
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+ | [ EXTERNAL ] SECURITY INVOKER | [ EXTERNAL ] SECURITY DEFINER
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| AS '<replaceable class="parameter">definition</replaceable>'
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| AS '<replaceable class="parameter">obj_file</replaceable>', '<replaceable class="parameter">link_symbol</replaceable>'
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} ...
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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+ <varlistentry>
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+ <term><replaceable class="parameter">argname</replaceable></term>
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+
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+ <listitem>
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+ <para>
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+ The name of an argument. Some languages (currently only PL/pgSQL) let
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+ you use the name in the function body. For other languages the
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+ argument name is just extra documentation.
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+ </para>
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+ </listitem>
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+ </varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><replaceable class="parameter">argtype</replaceable></term>
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