Tom Lane wrote: > Albe Laurenz <laurenz.albe@xxxxxxxxxx> writes: >> Is there anything that "varchar_pattern_ops" is needed for that "text_pattern_ops" cannot provide? > > Lack of surprise? If you're creating a pattern index on a varchar column, > you'd likely expect to need to mention varchar_pattern_ops. > > The idea that varchar is an alias for text might be second nature to old > Postgres hands, but it's not to most of the world. Thanks for the explanation! Yours, Laurenz Albe -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general
