SPI_cursor_fetch - fetch some rows from a cursor
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Arguments
Portal portal
portal containing the cursor
bool forward
true for fetch forward, false for fetch backward
long count
maximum number of rows to fetch
Description
SPI_cursor_fetch fetches some rows from a cursor. This is equivalent to a subset of the SQL command FETCH
(see SPI_scroll_cursor_fetch for more functionality).
Name
SPI_cursor_fetch - fetch some rows from a cursor
Notes
Fetching backward may fail if the cursor's plan was not created with the CURSOR_OPT_SCROLL option.
PostgreSQL 17.5 2025 SPI_CURSOR_FETCH(3)
Return Value
SPI_processed and SPI_tuptable are set as in SPI_execute if successful.
Synopsis
void SPI_cursor_fetch(Portal portal, bool forward, long count)
