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| -rw-r--r-- | doc/src/sgml/spi.sgml | 13 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | src/backend/utils/adt/xml.c | 4 |
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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/spi.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/spi.sgml index 6c5ee2123aa..5f466d2f0b0 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/spi.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/spi.sgml @@ -2718,6 +2718,19 @@ Portal SPI_cursor_find(const char * <parameter>name</parameter>) <symbol>NULL</symbol> if none was found </para> </refsect1> + + <refsect1> + <title>Notes</title> + + <para> + Beware that this function can return a <type>Portal</type> object + that does not have cursor-like properties; for example it might not + return tuples. If you simply pass the <type>Portal</type> pointer + to other SPI functions, they can defend themselves against such + cases, but caution is appropriate when directly inspecting + the <type>Portal</type>. + </para> + </refsect1> </refentry> <!-- *********************************************** --> diff --git a/src/backend/utils/adt/xml.c b/src/backend/utils/adt/xml.c index f90a9424d4e..df7a1b6c403 100644 --- a/src/backend/utils/adt/xml.c +++ b/src/backend/utils/adt/xml.c @@ -2762,6 +2762,10 @@ cursor_to_xmlschema(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) ereport(ERROR, (errcode(ERRCODE_UNDEFINED_CURSOR), errmsg("cursor \"%s\" does not exist", name))); + if (portal->tupDesc == NULL) + ereport(ERROR, + (errcode(ERRCODE_INVALID_CURSOR_STATE), + errmsg("portal \"%s\" does not return tuples", name))); xmlschema = _SPI_strdup(map_sql_table_to_xmlschema(portal->tupDesc, InvalidOid, nulls, |