Re: [pgsql-general 2011-1-21:] Are there any projects interested in object functionality? (+ rule bases) - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Robert Haas
Subject Re: [pgsql-general 2011-1-21:] Are there any projects interested in object functionality? (+ rule bases)
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In response to [pgsql-general 2011-1-21:] Are there any projects interested in object functionality? (+ rule bases)  ("Jörg Roman Rudnick" <joerg.rudnick@t-online.de>)
Responses Re: [pgsql-general 2011-1-21:] Are there any projects interested in object functionality? (+ rule bases)  (Nick Rudnick <joerg.rudnick@t-online.de>)
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On Tue, Feb 1, 2011 at 10:11 AM, Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net> wrote:
> The SQL standard has the <method invocation> clause that appears to
> allow:
>
>    ...something.column.method(args)
>
> Good luck finding out how to interpret the dots, but it's specified
> somewhere.

My head just exploded.

> It'd be kind of nice as a syntax and namespacing alternative, actually,
> but figuring out the compatibility problems would be a headache.

No joke.

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Robert Haas
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