Re: self defined data type "with limit"? - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Heikki Linnakangas
Subject Re: self defined data type "with limit"?
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Msg-id 4682A16D.6040800@enterprisedb.com
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In response to Re: self defined data type "with limit"?  (Michael Enke <michael.enke@wincor-nixdorf.com>)
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Michael Enke wrote:
> My primary goal is to get quasi numeric ordering on text column, e.g.
> 1
> 2
> 10
> Normal order with varchar would be
> 1
> 10
> 2

You don't need to custom type for that. A custom operator class with 
custom comparison operators is enough.

--   Heikki Linnakangas  EnterpriseDB   http://www.enterprisedb.com


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