in PL/pgSQL
+
PL/pgSQL can be used to define trigger
+ procedures on data changes or database events.
+ A trigger procedure is created with the CREATE FUNCTION>
+ command, declaring it as a function with no arguments and a return type of
+ trigger> (for data change triggers) or
+ event_trigger> (for database event triggers).
+ Special local variables named PG_something>> are
+ automatically defined to describe the condition that triggered the call.
+
+
Triggers on Data Changes
-
PL/pgSQL can be used to define trigger
- procedures. A trigger procedure is created with the
- CREATE FUNCTION> command, declaring it as a function with
- no arguments and a return type of trigger. Note that
- the function must be declared with no arguments even if it expects
- to receive arguments specified in CREATE TRIGGER> —
- trigger arguments are passed via TG_ARGV>, as described
- below.
+ A data change trigger> is declared as a
+ function with no arguments and a return type of trigger>.
+ Note that the function must be declared with no arguments even if it
+ expects to receive some arguments specified in CREATE TRIGGER>
+ — such arguments are passed via TG_ARGV>, as described
+ below.
Triggers on Events
-
PL/pgSQL can be used to define event
- triggers.
PostgreSQL> requires that a procedure that
+
PL/pgSQL can be used to define
+ event triggers>.
+
PostgreSQL> requires that a procedure that
is to be called as an event trigger must be declared as a function with
no arguments and a return type of event_trigger>.