Re: FOR-IN-EXECUTE: FOR does not replanned on each entry to the FOR loop

[Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>]

<Eugen(dot)Konkov(at)aldec(dot)com> writes:
> --WHILE (v_parent_ID IS NOT NULL) LOOP
> -- EXECUTE 'SELECT parent_ID, name FROM akh_build WHERE ID = ' || 
> quote_literal(v_parent_ID) INTO v_row;
> -- return next v_row;
> -- v_parent_ID= v_row.parent_ID;
> --END LOOP;

> FOR v_row IN EXECUTE 'SELECT parent_ID, name FROM akh_build WHERE ID = ' || 
> quote_literal(v_parent_ID) LOOP
>  return next v_row;
>  v_parent_ID= v_row.parent_ID;
> END LOOP;

> FOR and WHILE results differ

Well, sure.  They are supposed to.

> While docs says:
> 38.6.4. Looping Through Query Results
> ....
> This is like the previous form, except that the source query is specified as 
> a string expression, which is evaluated and replanned on each entry to the 
> FOR loop 

It is evaluated when starting the loop, not each time around the body
of the loop.  I can hardly even imagine what the semantics you suggest
would be like.

			regards, tom lane