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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_function.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_function.sgml index 7cc8b7f4da0..85290acff08 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_function.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_function.sgml @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ <!-- -$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_function.sgml,v 1.29 2003/11/29 19:51:38 pgsql Exp $ +$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_function.sgml,v 1.30 2005/05/26 20:05:03 tgl Exp $ PostgreSQL documentation --> @@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ PostgreSQL documentation <refsynopsisdiv> <synopsis> -DROP FUNCTION <replaceable class="parameter">name</replaceable> ( [ <replaceable class="parameter">type</replaceable> [, ...] ] ) [ CASCADE | RESTRICT ] +DROP FUNCTION <replaceable class="parameter">name</replaceable> ( [ [ <replaceable class="parameter">argmode</replaceable> ] [ <replaceable class="parameter">argname</replaceable> ] <replaceable class="parameter">argtype</replaceable> [, ...] ] ) + [ CASCADE | RESTRICT ] </synopsis> </refsynopsisdiv> @@ -50,10 +51,41 @@ DROP FUNCTION <replaceable class="parameter">name</replaceable> ( [ <replaceable </varlistentry> <varlistentry> - <term><replaceable class="parameter">type</replaceable></term> + <term><replaceable class="parameter">argmode</replaceable></term> + + <listitem> + <para> + The mode of an argument: either <literal>IN</>, <literal>OUT</>, + or <literal>INOUT</>. If omitted, the default is <literal>IN</>. + Note that <command>DROP FUNCTION</command> does not actually pay + any attention to <literal>OUT</> arguments, since only the input + arguments are needed to determine the function's identity. + So it is sufficient to list the <literal>IN</> and <literal>INOUT</> + arguments. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><replaceable class="parameter">argname</replaceable></term> + + <listitem> + <para> + The name of an argument. + Note that <command>DROP FUNCTION</command> does not actually pay + any attention to argument names, since only the argument data + types are needed to determine the function's identity. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><replaceable class="parameter">argtype</replaceable></term> + <listitem> <para> - The data type of an argument of the function. + The data type(s) of the function's arguments (optionally + schema-qualified), if any. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> |