Re: 0/1 vs true/false - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: 0/1 vs true/false
Date
Msg-id 13020.1058971739@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: 0/1 vs true/false  (Franco Bruno Borghesi <franco@akyasociados.com.ar>)
Responses Re: 0/1 vs true/false  (Franco Bruno Borghesi <franco@akyasociados.com.ar>)
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Franco Bruno Borghesi <franco@akyasociados.com.ar> writes:
> This makes me wonder, what about 't' and 'f'?... will they disappear in
> newer versions of postgreSQL?

No.  See my comment about I/O representations being outside the spec.
There is no inconsistency in the following examples:

regression=# select true;
 bool
------
 t
(1 row)

regression=# select t;
ERROR:  attribute "t" not found
regression=# select 't'::boolean;
 bool
------
 t
(1 row)

regression=# select '1'::boolean;
 bool
------
 t
(1 row)


            regards, tom lane

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