Re: Adding an extra boolean column to "information_schema.columns" or "pg_attribute"

From: Karsten Hilbert <Karsten(dot)Hilbert(at)gmx(dot)net>
To: pgsql-general(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Adding an extra boolean column to "information_schema.columns" or "pg_attribute"
Date: 2017-12-30 19:23:10
Message-ID: 20171230192310.GF5732@hermes.hilbert.loc
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On Sat, Dec 30, 2017 at 08:17:34PM +0100, GPT wrote:

> I would like to add an extra boolean attribute to table columns,
> something like NULL. Unfortunately Pg does not support such a feature:
>
> ADD ATTRIBUTE <attribute_name> TYPE <type_of_attribute> TO COLUMN
> <schema.table.column_name>;
...
> I have already been suggested to use VIEW or dynamic SQL but I am
> looking something different.

Can you explain why ?

One thing that comes to mind is complex user types.

Or columns of type table.

Karsten
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