Re: Unexpected casts while using date_trunc()

Andrew Gierth <andrew(at)tao11(dot)riddles(dot)org(dot)uk> writes:
> "Tom" == Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> writes:
> Tom> Yeah. There are two relevant variants of date_trunc():
> [...]
> Tom> So we probably ought to change the docs here.

> There's also the option of adding an explicit function
> date_trunc(text,date) returns date, which is a workaround that I (and
> probably quite a few other people) have used. I think having such a
> function added to core would be less surprising than the current
> behavior.

Ah! Yes, of course, that would be better. Seems like a workable
solution for Chris, too. We still can't back-patch it, though.

regards, tom lane