On 25/02/15 07:34, David G Johnston wrote: > Torsten Förtsch wrote >> > Is there anything similar for JSON scalars? > IDK, but have you tried "::text"? yes. Here is the difference select * from (values (('{"a":"b"}'::json -> 'a')::text), ('{"a":"b"}'::json ->> 'a')) t; column1 --------- "b" b Torsten -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general