From: | "Joel Burton" <joel(at)joelburton(dot)com> |
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To: | "Stephan Szabo" <sszabo(at)megazone23(dot)bigpanda(dot)com>, "Alan Wayne" <alanjwayne(at)yahoo(dot)com> |
Cc: | "Jean-Michel POURE" <jm(dot)poure(at)freesurf(dot)fr>, "pgsql-general" <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
Subject: | Re: Help with "empty()" |
Date: | 2002-05-24 15:18:14 |
Message-ID: | JGEPJNMCKODMDHGOBKDNOEHACPAA.joel@joelburton.com |
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: pgsql-general-owner(at)postgresql(dot)org
> [mailto:pgsql-general-owner(at)postgresql(dot)org]On Behalf Of Stephan Szabo
> Sent: Friday, May 24, 2002 12:15 AM
> To: Alan Wayne
> Cc: Jean-Michel POURE; pgsql-general
> Subject: Re: [GENERAL] Help with "empty()"
>
> I'd have suggested writing empty functions for various
> types, empty(boolean), empty(int4), empty(float8),
> empty(text) and using those. You could probably even
> just do them as sql functions.
Yep. Though, since they're compiled, plpgsql functions are faster than SQL
functions. Don't forget to mark them as isCachable, too.
- J.
Joel BURTON | joel(at)joelburton(dot)com | joelburton.com | aim: wjoelburton
Knowledge Management & Technology Consultant
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