On Wed, Dec 13, 2006 at 08:34:38AM -0700, Michael Fuhr wrote:
> On Wed, Dec 13, 2006 at 03:03:43PM -0000, Jean-Gérard Pailloncy wrote:
> > On PostgreSQL 8.1.2
> > select -32768::smallint
> > throws the error
> > ERROR: smallint out of range
>
> I think the cast is binding tighter than the unary minus,
Indeed it is; see the Operator Precedence table:
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.1/interactive/sql-syntax.html#SQL-PRECEDENCE
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Michael Fuhr
