Re: Range Types, constructors, and the type system - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From David E. Wheeler
Subject Re: Range Types, constructors, and the type system
Date
Msg-id A9F84B6D-9EA2-4EEF-8A8E-00132CE97B5F@kineticode.com
Whole thread Raw
In response to Re: Range Types, constructors, and the type system  (Jeff Davis <pgsql@j-davis.com>)
Responses Re: Range Types, constructors, and the type system
List pgsql-hackers
On Jun 30, 2011, at 9:34 AM, Jeff Davis wrote:

> Then how do you get a text range that doesn't correspond to the
> LC_COLLATE setting?

You cast it.

> Does that mean you couldn't dump/reload from a
> system with one collation and get the same values in a system with a
> different collation? That would be very strange.

No, pg_dump should always explicitly cast things. But there should be a reasonable default behavior if I'm in psql and
don'tcast. 

> Or, what about other types that just happen to have multiple useful
> total orders?

Cast where you need it explicit, and have a reasonable default when it's not cast.

Best,

David




pgsql-hackers by date:

Previous
From: "David E. Wheeler"
Date:
Subject: Re: Range Types, constructors, and the type system
Next
From: Josh Berkus
Date:
Subject: Re: time-delayed standbys