Re: What is the best way to force character data to upper case

From: Chris Travers <chris(dot)travers(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: Dennis <dennis(at)kabonkulator(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: What is the best way to force character data to upper case
Date: 2012-02-03 12:57:44
Message-ID: CAKt_Zfv7yLEeEyo6X-09cjQ5vcXPTCNxOk+ys-vtp7sWwymb0Q@mail.gmail.com
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On Wed, Feb 1, 2012 at 10:09 PM, Dennis <dennis(at)kabonkulator(dot)com> wrote:

> I am wondering what the best way is to force character data to a specific
> case, like upper case for example. Is a trigger or rule the only option?
> Would a check constraint be better or faster than using rules or triggers,
> knowing that a check constraint puts the onus back on the client code to
> ensure the data is in the correct case?****
>

For something like this I would think triggers would be more robust and I
wouldn't expect the performance overhead to be that great.

Best Wishes,
Chris Travers

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