PostgreSQL 8.3.3 Documentation
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# SPI_gettype

## Name

SPI_gettype -- return the data type name of the specified column

## Synopsis

    char * SPI_gettype(TupleDesc rowdesc, int colnumber)

## Description

`SPI_gettype` returns a copy of the data type name of the specified column. (You can use `pfree` to release the copy of the name when you don't need it anymore.)

## Arguments

`TupleDesc `rowdesc``

  input row description

`int `colnumber``

  column number (count starts at 1)

## Return Value

The data type name of the specified column, or `NULL` on error. `SPI_result` is set to `SPI_ERROR_NOATTRIBUTE` on error.

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