Re: hstore ==> and deprecate => - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: hstore ==> and deprecate =>
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Msg-id 7671.1276268262@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: hstore ==> and deprecate =>  (Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>)
Responses Re: hstore ==> and deprecate =>  (Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>)
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Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net> writes:
>>> Btw., the SQL standard also defines -> for something else, so if you
>>> wanted to be really visionary, you could deprecate that one as an
>>> operator at the same time.
>> 
>> Ouch.  What does it define it to mean?

> Similar to C: Dereferencing a reference and accessing a member.

But a reference would be a datatype no?  So we could just regard that as
an ordinary operator.  I don't see a reason why it would conflict with
use of the same operator name for other datatypes (unlike the situation
with =>).
        regards, tom lane


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