1SPI_MODIFYTUPLE(3) PostgreSQL 15.4 Documentation SPI_MODIFYTUPLE(3)
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6 SPI_modifytuple - create a row by replacing selected fields of a given
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10 HeapTuple SPI_modifytuple(Relation rel, HeapTuple row, int ncols,
11 int * colnum, Datum * values, const char * nulls)
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14 SPI_modifytuple creates a new row by substituting new values for
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19 This function can only be used while connected to SPI. Otherwise, it
20 returns NULL and sets SPI_result to SPI_ERROR_UNCONNECTED.
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23 Relation rel
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27 HeapTuple row
28 row to be modified
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37 Datum * values
38 an array of length ncols, containing the new values for the
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42 an array of length ncols, describing which new values are null
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44 If nulls is NULL then SPI_modifytuple assumes that no new values
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53 new row with modifications, allocated in the upper executor context, or
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