Re: Writing values to relation using bytearray ... - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

Kedar Potdar <kedar.potdar@gmail.com> writes:
> I could find a workaround for the issue wherein the value of type
> which is not stored "by value" and has fixed data length, is being
> stored in string format to the relation.

The answer is simple: don't do that.  You do not need to, and should
not, convert to string format.  Again, please look at how ANALYZE
does it.
        regards, tom lane