Greg Stark wrote: > > Bruce Momjian <pgman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > > > E'' is more a marker than a type. I realize making E a type might work, > > but it seems unusual. > > > > What we could do is backpatch E'' to 8.0.X as a no-op like it will be in > > 8.1. > > What happens if someone already has a type called "e" ? That would be the same problem as someone having a type 'b' or 'x'. It would still work, but not for casts like text'str'. Those letters are caught in the lexer before getting into to the parser. -- Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us pgman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx | (610) 359-1001 + If your life is a hard drive, | 13 Roberts Road + Christ can be your backup. | Newtown Square, Pennsylvania 19073 ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 6: explain analyze is your friend
