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prepared by <code class="function">SPI_prepare</code></p></div><div class="refsynopsisdiv"><h2>Synopsis</h2><pre class="synopsis">
int SPI_getargcount(SPIPlanPtr <em class="parameter"><code>plan</code></em>)
</pre></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.8.12.8.10.5"><h2>Description</h2><p>
<code class="function">SPI_getargcount</code> returns the number of arguments needed
to execute a statement prepared by <code class="function">SPI_prepare</code>.
</p></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.8.12.8.10.6"><h2>Arguments</h2><div class="variablelist"><dl class="variablelist"><dt><span class="term"><code class="literal">SPIPlanPtr <em class="parameter"><code>plan</code></em></code></span></dt><dd><p>
prepared statement (returned by <code class="function">SPI_prepare</code>)
</p></dd></dl></div></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.8.12.8.10.7"><h2>Return Value</h2><p>
The count of expected arguments for the <em class="parameter"><code>plan</code></em>.
If the <em class="parameter"><code>plan</code></em> is <code class="symbol">NULL</code> or invalid,
<code class="varname">SPI_result</code> is set to <code class="symbol">SPI_ERROR_ARGUMENT</code>
and -1 is returned.
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