Bruce Momjian wrote:
> Magnus Hagander wrote:
>
>> On Thu, Sep 3, 2009 at 13:31, Andrew Dunstan<andrew@dunslane.net> wrote:
>>
>>> Magnus Hagander wrote:
>>>
>>>> Oh, hang on, "the NULL string" refers to the copy parameter? Not a
>>>> part of the data? I read it as "a string being NULL". Maybe something
>>>> like "the value of the NULL string parameter" to be overly clear for
>>>> people like me? :-)
>>>>
>>>>
>>> We could change:
>>>
>>> ? A NULL is output as the NULL string and is not quoted, while a data value
>>> ? matching the NULL string is quoted.
>>>
>>>
>>> to
>>>
>>> ? A NULL is output as the NULL parameter and is not quoted, while a non-NULL
>>> data value whose text representation
>>> ? matches the NULL parameter is quoted.
>>>
>>>
>>> or something similar. Would that be better?
>>>
>> Yes, much better IMO.
>>
>
> I have applied the attached documentation clarification patch, and
> backpatched it to 8.4.X.
>
>
>
Why didn't you follow the wording I actually suggested, which had the
virtue of being accurate.
cheers
andrew
