Re: extended operator classes vs. type interfaces

From: Jeff Davis <pgsql(at)j-davis(dot)com>
To: Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: Yeb Havinga <yebhavinga(at)gmail(dot)com>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: extended operator classes vs. type interfaces
Date: 2010-04-09 21:45:17
Message-ID: 1270849517.32090.329.camel@monkey-cat.sm.truviso.com
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On Fri, 2010-04-09 at 11:14 -0400, Robert Haas wrote:
> > range of integers with increment y, if x<>y? Maybe the increment step and
> > continuous/discrete could be typmods.
>
> Nope, not enough bits available there.

I think the problem is deeper than that. Typmods aren't carried along as
part of the result of a function call, so typmod is not really a part of
the type at all -- it's more a property of the column.

Regards,
Jeff Davis

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