SPI_GETTYPE(3)

💖 NAME 💖

okay bestie, welcome to the SPI_GETTYPE(3) manual page — this one is all about SPI_gettype, the function that hands you the data type name of a specific column. iconic little helper, no cap 💅

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

char * SPI_gettype(TupleDesc rowdesc, int colnumber)

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🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

So SPI_gettype returns a copy of the data type name for the column you point at. literally a little name-copy just for you 💖

And because it's a copy, you can use pfree to release it when you're done and don't need it anymore. very demure, very mindful, very memory-management 🎀

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🌸 ARGUMENTS 🌸

• TupleDesc rowdesc — the input row description, aka the rowdesc you're working with ✨
• int colnumber — the column number, and yes bestie, the count starts at 1 👑

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🔥 RETURN VALUE 🔥

It gives you the data type name of the specified column, or NULL on error. 😭

On error, SPI_result is set to SPI_ERROR_NOATTRIBUTE. periodt 💅

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ngl this is giving "small function, big responsibility" energy — always vibe-check that NULL and keep an eye on SPI_result 🫶

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cute little sign-off: this page is from PostgreSQL 13.23, dated 2025, and it's the SPI_GETTYPE(3) manual page. slay and happy coding, bestie 🌈💜