Re: Understanding Datum - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: Understanding Datum
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Msg-id 4479.1300914342@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: Understanding Datum  (Nick Raj <nickrajjain@gmail.com>)
Responses Re: Understanding Datum  (Nick Raj <nickrajjain@gmail.com>)
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Nick Raj <nickrajjain@gmail.com> writes:
> In postgres, typedef uintptr_t Datum
> Datum is getting value from PG_GETARG_POINTER(1);
> But, now problem is how would i know the type of PG_GETARG_POINTER(1)
> (postgres internally pass this argument) to figure out datum type?

Datum does not carry any type information, only a value.  Functions are
typically coded to know their input types a priori.  If you want to
write code that is not type-specific then you'd better be passing around
type OIDs as well as values.

            regards, tom lane

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