PostgreSQL 8.2.6 Documentation
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SPI_gettype

Name

SPI_gettype -- return the data type name of the specified column

Synopsis


char * SPI_gettype(TupleDesc 
rowdesc
, int 
colnumber
)

Description

SPI_gettype returns a copy of the data type name of the specified column. (You can use pfree to release the copy of the name when you don't need it anymore.)

Arguments

TupleDesc rowdesc: input row description
int colnumber: column number (count starts at 1)

Return Value

The data type name of the specified column, or NULL on error. SPI_result is set to SPI_ERROR_NOATTRIBUTE on error.

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