BUG #5001: can not prepare for where $1 is null

The following bug has been logged online:

Bug reference: 5001
Logged by:
Email address: 94487509(at)qq(dot)com
PostgreSQL version: 8.3.3
Operating system: linux
Description: can not prepare for where $1 is null
Details:

why can not prepare like this? thanks!
prepare ssss as select * from test where $1 is null;
ERROR: could not determine data type of parameter $1

Hello

2009/8/21 <94487509(at)qq(dot)com>:
>
> The following bug has been logged online:
>
> Bug reference:      5001
> Logged by:
> Email address:      94487509(at)qq(dot)com
> PostgreSQL version: 8.3.3
> Operating system:   linux
> Description:        can not prepare for where $1 is null
> Details:
>
> why can not prepare like this? thanks!
>  prepare ssss as select * from test where $1 is null;
>  ERROR:  could not determine data type of parameter $1

Probably you are thinking, so first parameter is name of column. But
this is wrong idea. You cannot parametrize column or table names. In
this case - first parameter will be constant expression - with null
value it returns all rows, with not null value - it returns no row.

If you wont to do filter query via some name you have to use dynamic sql:

create or replace function ssss(_name varchar)
returns setof test as $$
declare _r record;
begin
for _r in execute 'select * from test where ' || quote_ident(_name)
|| ' is null'
loop
return next r;
end loop;
return;
end;
$$ language plpgsql;

regards
Pavel Stehule

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