SPI_GETARGCOUNT(3)

Hey bestie 💖 welcome to SPI_GETARGCOUNT(3) — the PostgreSQL 17.11 documentation manual page that tells you how many args your prepared statement is gonna need. It’s giving “count first, panic later,” and honestly? Iconic.

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✨ NAME ✨

SPI_getargcount — returns the number of arguments needed by a statement prepared by SPI_prepare.

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🎀 SYNOPSIS 🎀

int SPI_getargcount(SPIPlanPtr plan)

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🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

So SPI_getargcount literally returns the number of arguments you need to execute a statement that was prepared by SPI_prepare. That’s the whole vibe. No cap. 💅

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🌸 ARGUMENTS 🌸

• SPIPlanPtr plan — a prepared statement (returned by SPI_prepare). This is the plan bestie you’re asking about 🫶

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👑 RETURN VALUE 👑

The count of expected arguments for the plan. Slay. ✨

But listen: if the plan is NULL or invalid, then SPI_result is set to SPI_ERROR_ARGUMENT and -1 is returned. So yeah, that’s the plot twist 😭 — handle it.

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Stay hydrated, stay curious, and remember this is from the PostgreSQL 17.11 documentation, dated 2026. 💜🎀🦋