Re: RfD: more powerful "any" types - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: RfD: more powerful "any" types
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Msg-id 3571.1252517358@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: RfD: more powerful "any" types  (Alvaro Herrera <alvherre@commandprompt.com>)
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Alvaro Herrera <alvherre@commandprompt.com> writes:
> BTW does "any" match other pseudotypes?  Would I be able to pass a
> cstring into "any"?  That would create a large security hole I think.

How so?  'Cause you can do that now with anyelement.

cstring is only a pseudotype for historical reasons, anyway --- there's
nothing about it now that's not a real type.  I think we just have it
that way to discourage people from storing it in tables.
        regards, tom lane


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