Re: enums - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Andrew Dunstan
Subject Re: enums
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Msg-id 4361612B.8030804@dunslane.net
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In response to Re: enums  ("Jim C. Nasby" <jnasby@pervasive.com>)
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Jim C. Nasby wrote:

>
>Like I said, if we're going to support a concept of ordering of items in
>an enum then we need to support it fully. For starters that means having
>the ability to re-order things in an enum seamlessly.
>  
>

I do not see this at all. An enumeration defines an ordering and a set 
of labels. Why should you be able to change it?  If you want a different 
ordering, create a new enumeration. Let's do this right because it's a 
feature worth having, not just mimic the competition's idiocy.


cheers

andrew


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