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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/release.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/release.sgml index 8f66489047a..e41af1c2f00 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/release.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/release.sgml @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ <!-- -$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/release.sgml,v 1.356 2005/08/24 16:47:00 momjian Exp $ +$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/release.sgml,v 1.357 2005/08/24 18:26:36 tgl Exp $ --> <appendix id="release"> @@ -1243,17 +1243,18 @@ $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/release.sgml,v 1.356 2005/08/24 16:47:00 momjian <listitem> <para> - Allow SQL, plperl, PL/PgSQL functions to use <command>OUT</> and + Allow SQL and PL/PgSQL functions to use <command>OUT</> and <command>INOUT</> parameters (Tom) </para> <para> <command>OUT</> is an alternate way for a function to return - values. Instead of using <command>RETURNS</>, the function's - parameters can be specified as <command>OUT</> or - <command>INOUT</>, allowing multiple values to be returned by - the function. While returning multiple values from a function + values. Instead of using <command>RETURN</>, values can be + returned by assigning to parameters declared as <command>OUT</> or + <command>INOUT</>. This is notationally simpler in some cases, + particularly so when multiple values need to be returned. + While returning multiple values from a function was possible in previous releases, this greatly simplifies the - process. + process. (The feature will be extended to other PLs in due course.) </para> </listitem> @@ -1261,10 +1262,8 @@ $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/release.sgml,v 1.356 2005/08/24 16:47:00 momjian <para> Move language handlers into the pg_catalog schema </para> - </para> <para> - This makes it possible to dump installed languages and makes it - easier to drop the public schema. + This makes it easier to drop the public schema if desired. </para> </listitem> |