spi_gettype

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SPI_gettype()	       PostgreSQL 7.4.19 Documentation		SPI_gettype()



NAME
       SPI_gettype - return the data type name of the specified column


SYNOPSIS
       char * SPI_gettype(TupleDesc rowdesc, int colnumber)


DESCRIPTION
       SPI_gettype  returns  the data type name of the specified column. (You
       can use pfree to release the copy of the name when you don’t  need  it
       anymore.)

ARGUMENTS
       TupleDesc rowdesc
	      input row description

       int colnumber
	      column number (count starts at 1)

RETURN VALUE
       The  data  type	name  of  the  specified  column,  or  NULL on error.
       SPI_result is set to SPI_ERROR_NOATTRIBUTE on error.



				  2008-01-03			SPI_gettype()