Re: BUG #8676: Bug Money JSON

On Wed, Dec 11, 2013 at 02:30:04PM +0000, email(at)andersonloyola(dot)com(dot)br wrote:
> The following bug has been logged on the website:
>
> Bug reference: 8676
> Logged by: Anderson Cristian da Silva
> Email address: email(at)andersonloyola(dot)com(dot)br
> PostgreSQL version: 9.3.2
> Operating system: Centos 6.3 (Final)
> Description:
>
> Failed to convert money to json EX.:
>
>
> postgres=# SELECT to_json(a) FROM (VALUES(1000::money)) a(salario);
> to_json
> -----------------------
> {"salario":$1,000.00}
> (1 row)
>
>
> postgres=# SELECT to_json(a)->'salario' FROM (VALUES(1000::money))
> a(salario);
> ERROR: invalid input syntax for type json
> DETAIL: Token "$" is invalid.
> CONTEXT: JSON data, line 1: {"salario":$...

Well, that is very interesting. It works for integer and text, and it
works if you ask for the entire relation, but if you ask just for that
field _and_ it is money, it fails. Sure looks like a bug to me.

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