postgres=# CREATE FUNCTION "triple_price" (double precision) RETURNS double precision AS "
postgres"# DECLARE
postgres"# -- Declare input_price as an alias for the
postgres"# -- argument variable normally referenced with
postgres"# -- the $1 identifier.
postgres"# input_price ALIAS FOR $1;
postgres"#
postgres"# BEGIN
postgres"# -- Return the input price multiplied by three.
postgres"# RETURN input_price * 3;
postgres"# END;
postgres"# " LANGUAGE "plpgsql";
CREATE FUNCTION
postgres=#
postgres=#
postgres=# select triple_price(100);
triple_price
--------------
300
(1 row)
postgres=#