Cast to integer - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Robert Osowiecki
Subject Cast to integer
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Msg-id 4343D051.5050300@cavern.pl
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Hello!

Anyone could explain to me, why cast(3.33 to int) works (from float, I
suppose)  but cast('3.33' to int) (from text) does not? And what if I
create a cast for that: is it possibly dangerous?

Regards,

Robert.


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