Ivan Voras <ivoras@freebsd.org> writes:
> I'm creating a new data in C, and everything is proceeding well, except
> that the data type should be parsed on input like an integer. Maybe it's
> best if I explain it with an example:
> Currently, I can do this:
> INSERT INTO t(my_data_type) VALUES ('1')
> but I cannot do this:
> INSERT INTO t(my_data_type) VALUES (1)
What you'd need for that is an assignment cast from integer to myint.
Literal 1 is an integer, period; it's not going to get fed to your
type's input routine.
regards, tom lane
