Re: precision and scale functions for numeric - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Robert Haas
Subject Re: precision and scale functions for numeric
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Msg-id CA+TgmoaW8ZZh1CTawE_wVfMeo5ebhCLeCBQ=LTLo_uSSTiamcA@mail.gmail.com
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In response to Re: precision and scale functions for numeric  ("David Johnston" <polobo@yahoo.com>)
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On Mon, Apr 30, 2012 at 3:33 PM, David Johnston <polobo@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: pgsql-hackers-owner@postgresql.org [mailto:pgsql-hackers-
>> owner@postgresql.org] On Behalf Of Robert Haas
>> Sent: Monday, April 30, 2012 2:20 PM
>> To: Peter Eisentraut
>> Cc: pgsql-hackers
>> Subject: Re: [HACKERS] precision and scale functions for numeric
>>
>>
>> I think you could test for integer-ness by testing whether val % 0 = 0.
>>
>
> Either I am missing something here or you are.  Since Modulus is a division
> function anything "% 0" results in a division-by-zero ERROR - division has
> to occur before a remainder can be obtained.
>
> Maybe "val % 2 NOT IN (0,1)" ...

Oops.  I meant (val % 1) = 0, not (val % 0) = 0.

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Robert Haas
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