Cast to integer

From: Robert Osowiecki <robson(at)cavern(dot)pl>
To: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Cast to integer
Date: 2005-10-05 13:08:33
Message-ID: 4343D051.5050300@cavern.pl
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Hello!

Anyone could explain to me, why cast(3.33 to int) works (from float, I
suppose) but cast('3.33' to int) (from text) does not? And what if I
create a cast for that: is it possibly dangerous?

Regards,

Robert.

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