Re: "anyelement2" pseudotype - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: "anyelement2" pseudotype
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Msg-id 23764.1171467864@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: "anyelement2" pseudotype  (Tom Dunstan <pgsql@tomd.cc>)
Responses Re: "anyelement2" pseudotype  (Andrew Dunstan <andrew@dunslane.net>)
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Tom Dunstan <pgsql@tomd.cc> writes:
> The enum patch [1] does exactly this with an ANYENUM pseudo-type. It 
> should provide a pretty good overview of what will be required.

ANYENUM?  What's the use-case for that?  These special cases in the
type system are enough of a pain-in-the-neck for the code that I'm
disinclined to add one without a very solid argument for it.
        regards, tom lane


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