Bug #517: TO_CHAR(timestamp, 'Day') adds extra whitespace - Mailing list pgsql-bugs

From pgsql-bugs@postgresql.org
Subject Bug #517: TO_CHAR(timestamp, 'Day') adds extra whitespace
Date
Msg-id 200111200951.fAK9p1m03188@postgresql.org
Whole thread Raw
Responses Re: Bug #517: TO_CHAR(timestamp, 'Day') adds extra whitespace
List pgsql-bugs
Ashley Cambrell (ash@freaky-namuh.com) reports a bug with a severity of 3
The lower the number the more severe it is.

Short Description
TO_CHAR(timestamp, 'Day') adds extra whitespace

Long Description
Using the postgresql TO_CHAR function with Day, DAY, day, Month, MONTH or month as the text argument, extra whitespace
isappended to the output. 

It's easy enough to fixup on the client side, but it's pretty annoying.

Sample Code
SELECT TO_CHAR('2001-01-01'::date, 'Month');
  to_char
-----------
 January
(1 row)

SELECT LENGTH('January');
 length
--------
      7
(1 row)

SELECT LENGTH(TO_CHAR('2001-01-01'::date, 'Month'));
 length
--------
      9
(1 row)

ELECT TO_CHAR('2001-01-01'::date, 'Day');
  to_char
-----------
 Monday
(1 row)

SELECT LENGTH('Monday');
 length
--------
      6
(1 row)

SELECT LENGTH(TO_CHAR('2001-01-01'::date, 'Day'));
 length
--------
      9
(1 row)

-- notice requested single space after Monday
SELECT LENGTH('Monday ');
 length
--------
      7
(1 row)

-- notice requested single space after Day
SELECT LENGTH(TO_CHAR('2001-01-01'::date, 'Day '));
 length
--------
     10
(1 row)



No file was uploaded with this report

pgsql-bugs by date:

Previous
From: "unrestricted_area"
Date:
Subject: drop group command does not remove group information in table access permission.
Next
From: Tom Lane
Date:
Subject: Re: Bug #517: TO_CHAR(timestamp, 'Day') adds extra whitespace