"Paul Ramsey" <pramsey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > Simple question on CREATE TYPE (I hope): > When using the "alignment" option, and setting it to "double", what > ends up double aligned? VARDATA()? The whole thing datum (so that the > alignment of VARDATA() is actually conditioned on the size of > VARHDRSZ) ? No, the value as a whole. If you're talking about a varlena-format value then the length word will start on a double boundary, and you'll have to waste a word of alignment padding if the data payload has to start on a double boundary. regards, tom lane -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general
