Re: SIMILAR TO bug?

David Fetter wrote:
> Folks,
>
> Perhaps I've misunderstood this, but in PostgreSQL 8.3.5, I get
> disparate results from ~ and SIMILAR TO. For example:
>
> This gives an unexpected result:
>
> davidfetter(at)davidfetter=# SELECT 'abc' SIMILAR TO '^[a]';
> ?column?
> ----------
> f
> (1 row)
>
> This one is what I expected.
>
> davidfetter(at)davidfetter=# SELECT 'abc' ~ '^[a]';
> ?column?
> ----------
> t
> (1 row)
>
> Did I misunderstand what SIMILAR TO does, or...?

Well, SIMILAR TO is not the same thing as ~. For example, ^ is not a
special character in its pattern language.