Re: plpgsql: remove a field from a record?

On 27/12/2025 16:13, Adrian Klaver wrote:

> On 12/27/25 08:01, Ray O'Donnell wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> In a plpgsql function, is it possible to remove a field from a RECORD 
>> value?
>>
>> My specific use-case is that I have a row returned from a MERGE 
>> operation into a variable, declared as type RECORD, which will then 
>> be logged; and I want to remove some potentially sensitive stuff from 
>> it before it gets logged.
>>
>> I could manually redact the sensitive items (e.g. set them to null); 
>> but it'd be tidier just to remove them altogether if I can.
>
> A record 'type' supports record_name.field_name notation. Not sure how 
> many fields you want to log, but you could log only the non-sensitive 
> fields explicitly e.g. record_name.fld1, record_name.fld3, 
> record_name.fld4, etc.


Aargh - I was being silly - of course I can return only the items I want 
to log from the MERGE.

Thanks Adrian, and apologies for the noise!

Ray.





>
>>
>> Thanks in advance,
>>
>> Ray.
>>
>
>
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