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Re: I: TODO: Allow substring/replace() to get/set bit values - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Robert Haas
Subject Re: I: TODO: Allow substring/replace() to get/set bit values
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Msg-id 603c8f071001061136k3a63d9a6yab9291f70dd38faa@mail.gmail.com
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In response to Re: I: TODO: Allow substring/replace() to get/set bit values  (Leonardo F <m_lists@yahoo.it>)
Responses Re: I: TODO: Allow substring/replace() to get/set bit values  (Leonardo F <m_lists@yahoo.it>)
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On Wed, Jan 6, 2010 at 1:21 PM, Leonardo F <m_lists@yahoo.it> wrote:
>> > To sum up:
>> >
>> > 1) a new function, "get_bit", that calls substring
>> > 2) a new function, "overlay", that replaces bits (starting at a certain
>> position)
>> > 3) a new function, "set_bit", that calls overlay
>>
>> That seems reasonable to me.  Not sure what others think.
>
> Is anybody interested? Otherwise the entry could be removed from the TODO list...

Even if not, you can still submit a patch.  There are a lot more users
of PG than there are people who read -hackers.

...Robert

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