Re: full text search and ILIKE type clauses.

From: Pavel Stehule <pavel(dot)stehule(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: Tim Uckun <timuckun(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: mgould(at)isstrucksoftware(dot)net, Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, pgsql-general <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: full text search and ILIKE type clauses.
Date: 2012-03-12 21:14:47
Message-ID: CAFj8pRAn6nGw6YSHYvCr63V-PsXH=kiX4kxeqRWZenDd2Dix9g@mail.gmail.com
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2012/3/12 Tim Uckun <timuckun(at)gmail(dot)com>:
>> It is my understanding that since the extention citext is available that
>> this gives you what your asking for and at least at this point isn't
>> going to be part of the core.
>>
>
> For me it's more of a workaround than a solution but yes probably good
> enough. Collation is more subtle than case insensitive comparisons but
> for english anyway it should be good enough.

Postgres uses system locales - so theoretically you can write own case
insensitive locale.

Regards

Pavel Stehule

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