user defined type as input parameters in PostgreSQL function

Question

Hi I am creating a procedure for insertion of meta data. I created types and I included 1 type in another type and in procedure I am iterating it to get the value. Since I a

Answer 1

To call the function from a SQL query, you must cast the parameters to your custom type as in the following example.

select form_insertion(array[
    cast(row('Form 1', 1, current_date, 1, current_date, 'This is form 1', 
        array[
            cast(row('section-1', 'Section One', 1) as section),
            cast(row('section-2', 'Section Two', 2) as section),
            cast(row('section-3', 'Section Three', 3) as section)
        ]
    ) as form_details),
    cast(row('Form 2', 2, current_date, 1, current_date, 'This is form 2', 
        array[
            cast(row('section-2', 'Section Two', 2) as section),
            cast(row('section-3', 'Section Three', 3) as section)
        ]
    ) as form_details),
    cast(row('Form 3', 1, current_date, 1, current_date, 'This is form 3', 
        array[
            cast(row('section-1', 'Section One', 1) as section),
            cast(row('section-3', 'Section Three', 3) as section)
        ]
    ) as form_details)
])

Note that PostgreSQL arrays don't have a .COUNT property. You can iterate through an array by index range with array_upper function:

for i IN 1..array_upper(formdetails, 1)
LOOP 
   -- your code here
END LOOP;

Since PostgreSQL 9.1, you can use the FOREACH statement to loop through the array:

create or replace function form_insertion(formdetails form_details[])
    returns varchar as $$
declare
    detail form_details;
    sec section;
begin
    foreach detail in array formdetails
    LOOP 
       RAISE NOTICE '%', detail.formName;

       foreach sec in array detail.sections
       LOOP
         raise NOTICE '%', sec.sectionName;
       END LOOP;
    END LOOP;
    return '';
end;$$
    language plpgsql;