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FUNCTIONS / SYSTEM INFORMATION FUNCTIONS AND OPERATORS

pg_get_functiondef

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Reconstructs the creating command for a function or procedure.

Signatures & examples

pg_get_functiondef ( func oid ) → text
Reconstructs the creating command for a function or procedure. (This is a decompiled reconstruction, not the original text of the command.) The result is a complete CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION or CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE statement.
Version history 2
  1. PG 12 → 13changed
  2. PG 10 → 11changed

Definition snapshot: 2026-09-14T13:14:25.684213+00:00@99e6866c · English manual source