Re: Bit strings - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Peter Eisentraut
Subject Re: Bit strings
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Msg-id Pine.LNX.4.21.0006101914440.9195-100000@localhost.localdomain
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In response to Re: Bit strings  (Adriaan Joubert <a.joubert@albourne.com>)
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Adriaan Joubert writes:

> My current feeling is that perhaps it would be better to just disallow
> bit operations on bitstrings that haven't got the same length
> completely.

I feel with you. :)

> 3) With TOAST bit strings could be used to store large amounts of binary
> data.

This is not really the proper application for bit strings. There are BLOBs
for that. Which leads to the question, what are bit strings really useful
for other than genuine bit masks?


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