age, but
     it is often convenient, especially for returning multiple values.
     The <TT
CLASS="LITERAL"
>RETURNS TABLE</TT
> notation can also be used in place
     of <TT
CLASS="LITERAL"
>RETURNS SETOF</TT
>.
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><P
>     Specific examples appear in
     <A
HREF="plpgsql-declarations.html#PLPGSQL-DECLARATION-PARAMETERS"
>Section 40.3.1</A
> and
     <A
HREF="plpgsql-control-structures.html#PLPGSQL-STATEMENTS-RETURNING"
>Section 40.6.1</A
>.
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