Re: [HACKERS] postgres/alpha problems - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Thomas G. Lockhart
Subject Re: [HACKERS] postgres/alpha problems
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Msg-id 3504CD1D.767C9D6D@alumni.caltech.edu
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In response to postgres/alpha problems  (Brett McCormick <brett@work.chicken.org>)
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> also, cast (var to type) is the same as type(var)?  weird!  why
> doesn't it just call the output/input functions (I can't cast name to
> text or vice-versa for comparisons)..

If there is an explicit conversion routine available, it might be/should
be faster and more correct than converting to and from strings. The last
resort fallback could be the string strategy. I'd like to work on the
type conversion problem for v6.4...

                                                             - Tom


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