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>Chapter 35. Extending <ACRONYM
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>35.1. <A
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>How Extensibility Works</A
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>35.2. <A
HREF="extend-type-system.html"
>The <SPAN
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>PostgreSQL</SPAN
> Type System</A
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>35.2.1. <A
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>Base Types</A
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>35.2.2. <A
HREF="extend-type-system.html#AEN52197"
>Composite Types</A
></DT
><DT
>35.2.3. <A
HREF="extend-type-system.html#EXTEND-TYPE-SYSTEM-DOMAINS"
>Domains</A
></DT
><DT
>35.2.4. <A
HREF="extend-type-system.html#AEN52210"
>Pseudo-Types</A
></DT
><DT
>35.2.5. <A
HREF="extend-type-system.html#EXTEND-TYPES-POLYMORPHIC"
>Polymorphic Types</A
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>35.3. <A
HREF="xfunc.html"
>User-defined Functions</A
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>35.4. <A
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>Query Language (<ACRONYM
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>SQL</ACRONYM
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>35.4.1. <A
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>Arguments for <ACRONYM
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> Functions</A
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>35.4.2. <A
HREF="xfunc-sql.html#XFUNC-SQL-BASE-FUNCTIONS"
><ACRONYM
CLASS="ACRONYM"
>SQL</ACRONYM
> Functions on Base Types</A
></DT
><DT
>35.4.3. <A
HREF="xfunc-sql.html#XFUNC-SQL-COMPOSITE-FUNCTIONS"
><ACRONYM
CLASS="ACRONYM"
>SQL</ACRONYM
> Functions on Composite Types</A
></DT
><DT
>35.4.4. <A
HREF="xfunc-sql.html#XFUNC-OUTPUT-PARAMETERS"
><ACRONYM
CLASS="ACRONYM"
>SQL</ACRONYM
> Functions with Output Parameters</A
></DT
><DT
>35.4.5. <A
HREF="xfunc-sql.html#XFUNC-SQL-VARIADIC-FUNCTIONS"
><ACRONYM
CLASS="ACRONYM"
>SQL</ACRONYM
> Functions with Variable Numbers of Arguments</A
></DT
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>35.4.6. <A
HREF="xfunc-sql.html#XFUNC-SQL-PARAMETER-DEFAULTS"
><ACRONYM
CLASS="ACRONYM"
>SQL</ACRONYM
> Functions with Default Values for Arguments</A
></DT
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>35.4.7. <A
HREF="xfunc-sql.html#XFUNC-SQL-TABLE-FUNCTIONS"
><ACRONYM
CLASS="ACRONYM"
>SQL</ACRONYM
> Functions as Table Sources</A
></DT
><DT
>35.4.8. <A
HREF="xfunc-sql.html#XFUNC-SQL-FUNCTIONS-RETURNING-SET"
><ACRONYM
CLASS="ACRONYM"
>SQL</ACRONYM
> Functions Returning Sets</A
></DT
><DT
>35.4.9. <A
HREF="xfunc-sql.html#XFUNC-SQL-FUNCTIONS-RETURNING-TABLE"
><ACRONYM
CLASS="ACRONYM"
>SQL</ACRONYM
> Functions Returning <TT
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>TABLE</TT
></A
></DT
><DT
>35.4.10. <A
HREF="xfunc-sql.html#AEN52570"
>Polymorphic <ACRONYM
CLASS="ACRONYM"
>SQL</ACRONYM
> Functions</A
></DT
><DT
>35.4.11. <A
HREF="xfunc-sql.html#AEN52596"
><ACRONYM
CLASS="ACRONYM"
>SQL</ACRONYM
> Functions with Collations</A
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>35.5. <A
HREF="xfunc-overload.html"
>Function Overloading</A
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><DT
>35.6. <A
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>Function Volatility Categories</A
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>35.7. <A
HREF="xfunc-pl.html"
>Procedural Language Functions</A
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>35.8. <A
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>Internal Functions</A
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>35.9. <A
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>C-Language Functions</A
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>35.9.1. <A
HREF="xfunc-c.html#XFUNC-C-DYNLOAD"
>Dynamic Loading</A
></DT
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>35.9.2. <A
HREF="xfunc-c.html#XFUNC-C-BASETYPE"
>Base Types in C-Language Functions</A
></DT
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>35.9.3. <A
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>Version 0 Calling Conventions</A
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>35.9.4. <A
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>Version 1 Calling Conventions</A
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>Writing Code</A
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>35.9.6. <A
HREF="xfunc-c.html#DFUNC"
>Compiling and Linking Dynamically-loaded Functions</A
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>35.9.7. <A
HREF="xfunc-c.html#AEN53419"
>Composite-type Arguments</A
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>35.9.8. <A
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>Returning Rows (Composite Types)</A
></DT
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>35.9.9. <A
HREF="xfunc-c.html#XFUNC-C-RETURN-SET"
>Returning Sets</A
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>35.9.10. <A
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>Polymorphic Arguments and Return Types</A
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>Transform Functions</A
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>Shared Memory and LWLocks</A
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>35.9.13. <A
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>Using C++ for Extensibility</A
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>35.10. <A
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>35.13.1. <A
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><TT
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><TT
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>NEGATOR</TT
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>35.13.3. <A
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><TT
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>RESTRICT</TT
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>35.13.4. <A
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><TT
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>JOIN</TT
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>35.13.5. <A
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><TT
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>HASHES</TT
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>35.13.6. <A
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><TT
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>MERGES</TT
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>35.14. <A
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>35.14.1. <A
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>Index Method Strategies</A
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>Index Method Support Routines</A
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>35.14.4. <A
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>An Example</A
></DT
><DT
>35.14.5. <A
HREF="xindex.html#XINDEX-OPFAMILY"
>Operator Classes and Operator Families</A
></DT
><DT
>35.14.6. <A
HREF="xindex.html#XINDEX-OPCLASS-DEPENDENCIES"
>System Dependencies on Operator Classes</A
></DT
><DT
>35.14.7. <A
HREF="xindex.html#XINDEX-ORDERING-OPS"
>Ordering Operators</A
></DT
><DT
>35.14.8. <A
HREF="xindex.html#XINDEX-OPCLASS-FEATURES"
>Special Features of Operator Classes</A
></DT
></DL
></DD
><DT
>35.15. <A
HREF="extend-extensions.html"
>Packaging Related Objects into an Extension</A
></DT
><DD
><DL
><DT
>35.15.1. <A
HREF="extend-extensions.html#AEN54518"
>Extension Files</A
></DT
><DT
>35.15.2. <A
HREF="extend-extensions.html#AEN54636"
>Extension Relocatability</A
></DT
><DT
>35.15.3. <A
HREF="extend-extensions.html#AEN54677"
>Extension Configuration Tables</A
></DT
><DT
>35.15.4. <A
HREF="extend-extensions.html#AEN54699"
>Extension Updates</A
></DT
><DT
>35.15.5. <A
HREF="extend-extensions.html#AEN54754"
>Extension Example</A
></DT
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><DT
>35.16. <A
HREF="extend-pgxs.html"
>Extension Building Infrastructure</A
></DT
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><P
> In the sections that follow, we will discuss how you
can extend the <SPAN
CLASS="PRODUCTNAME"
>PostgreSQL</SPAN
>
<ACRONYM
CLASS="ACRONYM"
>SQL</ACRONYM
> query language by adding:
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> functions (starting in <A
HREF="xfunc.html"
>Section 35.3</A
>)
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><LI
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><P
> aggregates (starting in <A
HREF="xaggr.html"
>Section 35.10</A
>)
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><LI
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><P
> data types (starting in <A
HREF="xtypes.html"
>Section 35.11</A
>)
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><P
> operators (starting in <A
HREF="xoper.html"
>Section 35.12</A
>)
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> operator classes for indexes (starting in <A
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>Section 35.14</A
>)
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> packages of related objects (starting in <A
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>Section 35.15</A
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