Dmitriy Igrishin wrote:
> 2011/3/10 Bruce Momjian <bruce@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
> > Dmitriy Igrishin wrote:
> > > dmitigr=> SELECT '>'||to_char(0.1, '0.99999')||'<' AS v;
> > > v
> > > ------------
> > > > 0.10000<
> > >
> > > dmitigr=> SELECT '>'||to_char(0.1, 'FM0.99999')||'<' AS v;
> > > v
> > > -------
> > > >0.1<
> > >
> > > So, padding zeroes suppressed by FM is a rest of the value.
> >
> > Any documentation changes suggested?
> >
> I propose to replace "fill mode (suppress padding blanks and zeroes)"
> located here
> http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.0/static/functions-formatting.html#FUNCTIONS-FORMATTING-NUMERICMOD-TABLE
> with
> "fill mode (suppress padding blanks and trailing zeroes)".
Thanks. Attached patch applied.
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+ It's impossible for everything to be true. +
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/func.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/func.sgml
index f746ed6..da45970 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/func.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/func.sgml
@@ -5446,7 +5446,7 @@ SELECT SUBSTRING('XY1234Z', 'Y*?([0-9]{1,3})');
<tbody>
<row>
<entry><literal>FM</literal> prefix</entry>
- <entry>fill mode (suppress padding blanks and zeroes)</entry>
+ <entry>fill mode (suppress padding blanks and trailing zeroes)</entry>
<entry><literal>FMMonth</literal></entry>
</row>
<row>
@@ -5812,7 +5812,7 @@ SELECT SUBSTRING('XY1234Z', 'Y*?([0-9]{1,3})');
<tbody>
<row>
<entry><literal>FM</literal> prefix</entry>
- <entry>fill mode (suppress padding blanks and zeroes)</entry>
+ <entry>fill mode (suppress padding blanks and trailing zeroes)</entry>
<entry><literal>FM9999</literal></entry>
</row>
<row>
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