Don Y <pgsql@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > I.e., if I have a bunch of functions defined as taking an > argument of type "foo", is there any way the user can pass > a value to these functions WITHOUT it going through my > gatekeepers (foo_in(), foo_from_baz(), etc.)? No, not if foo is a separate type. Postgres has absolutely no knowledge of the internal representation of a base type, and will never manipulate it except through the routines you supply. regards, tom lane
