Re: Why is char an internal-use category - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: Why is char an internal-use category
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Msg-id 1507537.1672688692@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Why is char an internal-use category  (Dave Cramer <davecramer@gmail.com>)
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Dave Cramer <davecramer@gmail.com> writes:
> I see in v15 there is a note that there is a new category for "char"
> however it is categorized as "internal use"
> I would think that char and char(n) would be used by external programs as a
> user type.

"char" (with quotes) is not at all the same type as char without
quotes.

            regards, tom lane



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