Re: "anyelement2" pseudotype

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Tom Dunstan <pgsql(at)tomd(dot)cc>
Cc: Matt Miller <pgsql(at)mattmillersf(dot)fastmail(dot)fm>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: "anyelement2" pseudotype
Date: 2007-02-14 15:44:24
Message-ID: 23764.1171467864@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Tom Dunstan <pgsql(at)tomd(dot)cc> writes:
> The enum patch [1] does exactly this with an ANYENUM pseudo-type. It
> should provide a pretty good overview of what will be required.

ANYENUM? What's the use-case for that? These special cases in the
type system are enough of a pain-in-the-neck for the code that I'm
disinclined to add one without a very solid argument for it.

regards, tom lane

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