Re: transforms - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Peter Eisentraut
Subject Re: transforms
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Msg-id 1363048085.11571.24.camel@vanquo.pezone.net
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In response to Re: transforms  (Andres Freund <andres@2ndquadrant.com>)
Responses Re: transforms  (Andres Freund <andres@2ndquadrant.com>)
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On Mon, 2013-03-11 at 18:11 +0100, Andres Freund wrote:
> If we don't find a better solution, yes. Why don't we lookup type
> input/ouput function for parameters and return type during CREATE
> FUNCTION? That should solve the issue in a neater way? 

A function in general has no particular use for a type's input or output
function.

Also, a type's input/output functions are not necessarily in the same
library as other things about that type that you might want or need.





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