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SPI_freetuple
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SPI_freetuple

SPI_freetuple — free a row allocated in the upper executor context

Synopsis

void SPI_freetuple(HeapTuple row)

Description

SPI_freetuple frees a row previously allocated in the upper executor context.

This function is no longer different from plain heap_freetuple. It's kept just for backward compatibility of existing code.

Arguments

HeapTuple row: row to free

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