Re: Domains as Subtypes - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: Domains as Subtypes
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Msg-id 15135.1143477690@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: Domains as Subtypes  (elein <elein@varlena.com>)
Responses Re: Domains as Subtypes  (elein <elein@varlena.com>)
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elein <elein@varlena.com> writes:
> But I like the idea of centralizing the check in the input/output
> functions.  It seems clearer and cleaner.

I remembered the problem with doing it that way: an input function can't
enforce a domain NOTNULL constraint, because it won't even get invoked
for a null input value.  So there seems no way around having a special
case for domains in all places where I/O conversion is done.
        regards, tom lane


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