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From Tom Lane
Subject Re: Built-in casts for ltree
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Msg-id 422.1106639122@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Built-in casts for ltree  ("Jim C. Nasby" <decibel@decibel.org>)
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"Jim C. Nasby" <decibel@decibel.org> writes:
> contrib/ltree includes text2ltree and ltree2text functions, but no
> implicit casts. Is there any particular reason for this?

Implicit casts to or from text are evil.
        regards, tom lane

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