Function is_select_command

src/bin/psql/common.c:2121–2152

* Check whether the specified command is a SELECT (or VALUES). */

 * Check whether the specified command is a SELECT (or VALUES).
 */
static bool
is_select_command(const char *query)
{
	int			wordlen;

	/*
	 * First advance over any whitespace, comments and left parentheses.
	 */
	for (;;)
	{
		query = skip_white_space(query);
		if (query[0] == '(')
			query++;
		else
			break;
	}

	/*
	 * Check word length (since "selectx" is not "select").
	 */
	wordlen = 0;
	while (isalpha((unsigned char) query[wordlen]))
		wordlen += PQmblenBounded(&query[wordlen], pset.encoding);

	if (wordlen == 6 && pg_strncasecmp(query, "select", 6) == 0)
		return true;

	if (wordlen == 6 && pg_strncasecmp(query, "values", 6) == 0)
		return true;

	return false;
}


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