| From: | Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com> |
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| To: | David Johnston <polobo(at)yahoo(dot)com> |
| Cc: | Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>, pgsql-hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
| Subject: | Re: precision and scale functions for numeric |
| Date: | 2012-04-30 19:39:43 |
| Message-ID: | CA+TgmoaW8ZZh1CTawE_wVfMeo5ebhCLeCBQ=LTLo_uSSTiamcA@mail.gmail.com |
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On Mon, Apr 30, 2012 at 3:33 PM, David Johnston <polobo(at)yahoo(dot)com> wrote:
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: pgsql-hackers-owner(at)postgresql(dot)org [mailto:pgsql-hackers-
>> owner(at)postgresql(dot)org] On Behalf Of Robert Haas
>> Sent: Monday, April 30, 2012 2:20 PM
>> To: Peter Eisentraut
>> Cc: pgsql-hackers
>> Subject: Re: [HACKERS] precision and scale functions for numeric
>>
>>
>> I think you could test for integer-ness by testing whether val % 0 = 0.
>>
>
> Either I am missing something here or you are. Since Modulus is a division
> function anything "% 0" results in a division-by-zero ERROR - division has
> to occur before a remainder can be obtained.
>
> Maybe "val % 2 NOT IN (0,1)" ...
Oops. I meant (val % 1) = 0, not (val % 0) = 0.
--
Robert Haas
EnterpriseDB: http://www.enterprisedb.com
The Enterprise PostgreSQL Company
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