Difference between a inline function and a view

Question

I am a newbie in using functions and it appears to me that an inline function is very similar to a view. Am I correct?

Also, can I have UPDATE statements within a fu

Answer 1

A view is a "view" of data that is returned from a query, almost a pseudo-table. A function returns a value/table usually derived from querying the data. You can run any sql statement in a function provided the function eventually returns a value/table.