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Re: [PATCHES] Function's LEAST, GREATEST and DECODE (Oracle vararg polymorphic functions) - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: [PATCHES] Function's LEAST, GREATEST and DECODE (Oracle vararg polymorphic functions)
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Msg-id 7872.1119628433@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: [PATCHES] Function's LEAST, GREATEST and DECODE (Oracle vararg polymorphic functions)  ("John Hansen" <john@geeknet.com.au>)
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"John Hansen" <john@geeknet.com.au> writes:
> I'd vote that these functions should follow the semantics of the <, and
>> operators.
> (NULL < x) is NULL;

Well, that's a fair analogy, but then so is the analogy to MAX/MIN ...
so it seems about a wash to me.
        regards, tom lane

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