"David G. Johnston" <david.g.johnston@gmail.com> writes:
> On Tue, Aug 7, 2018 at 12:31 PM, Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us> wrote:
>> Yes. It's supposed to be a syntax check, not a check that the function
>> would work when executed. (Depending on the particular PL you're using,
>> which you didn't mention, it might be a pretty weak syntax check too.)
> The quoted text includes "however when I use it in a plpgsql function" so
> we're good there.
Ah, you're right, my apologies for reading too hastily.
regards, tom lane