Re: getting type name - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Tzahi Fadida
Subject Re: getting type name
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Msg-id 200607100203.12137.Tzahi.ML@gmail.com
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In response to Re: getting type name  (Martijn van Oosterhout <kleptog@svana.org>)
Responses Re: getting type name  (Martijn van Oosterhout <kleptog@svana.org>)
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On Monday 10 July 2006 00:29, Martijn van Oosterhout wrote:
> On Sun, Jul 09, 2006 at 10:08:42PM +0300, Tzahi Fadida wrote:
> > They return format_type_be(INT4OID) = "integer" or
> > format_type_be(FLOAT8OID) = "double precision"
> > I need to use this in a query with the "::" cast operator.
>
> The problem being?

Just if it is a one-to-one conversion, otherwise the same type
equality functions i use would potentially not work properly.

>
> test=# select '1'::integer, '4.5'::double precision;
>  int4 | float8
> ------+--------
>     1 |    4.5
> (1 row)
>
> Have a nice day,

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