On Nov 13, 2013, at 4:45 PM, Andrew Dunstan <andrew@dunslane.net> wrote:
>> It should be a pretty-printing function option, perhaps, but not core to the type itself, IMO.
>
> I don't in the least understand how it could be a pretty printing option. If we move to a binary rep using the hstore
stufforder will be destroyed and not stored anywhere, and duplicate keys will be lost. Once that's done, how would a
prettyprint option restore the lost info?
I meant ordering the keys, usually in lexicographic order. I agree that preserving order is untenable.
Best,
David
