From: | Adrian Klaver <adrian(dot)klaver(at)aklaver(dot)com> |
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To: | "FarjadFarid(ChkNet)" <farjad(dot)farid(at)checknetworks(dot)com>, 'David G Johnston' <david(dot)g(dot)johnston(at)gmail(dot)com>, pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org |
Subject: | Re: List of shorthand casts |
Date: | 2014-12-09 21:45:46 |
Message-ID: | 54876D8A.2090905@aklaver.com |
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On 12/09/2014 01:37 PM, FarjadFarid(ChkNet) wrote:
> Hi David,
>
> I mean the ones with "::" like ::text or ::uuid etc
>
> Some of Postgresql data types have two words or more like "double precision"
> or " timestamp without time zone". It is not clear how these are
> implemented if at all.
Try the query below to get most of the casts available:
select castsource::regtype, casttarget::regtype from pg_cast order by
castsource;
For more info and caveats see:
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.3/interactive/catalog-pg-cast.html
>
> Many thank.
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:pgsql-general-owner(at)postgresql(dot)org] On Behalf Of David G Johnston
> Sent: 09 December 2014 20:23
> To: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
> Subject: Re: [GENERAL] List of shorthand casts
>
> FarjadFarid(ChkNet) wrote
>> Is the list of shorthand casts documented somewhere?
>> If so can you please direct me to it. A working URL would be great.
>
> Do you mean implicit casts - those that do not require an explicit CAST(...)
> or "::" in the query?
>
> Can you give an example of one that you know exists?
>
> The catalog is probably the best way to get a definitive list though I do
> not know the exact query you would use. The catalog tables are fairly well
> documented so you should start there.
>
> David J.
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