From: | Pavel Stehule <stehule(at)kix(dot)fsv(dot)cvut(dot)cz> |
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To: | Mage <mage(at)mage(dot)hu> |
Cc: | pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org |
Subject: | Re: boolean to int |
Date: | 2004-03-15 19:05:11 |
Message-ID: | Pine.LNX.4.44.0403151957590.26812-100000@kix.fsv.cvut.cz |
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Hello, you can use own cast.
create or replace function int2bool (integer) returns boolean as '
select case when $1=1 then ''t''::boolean else ''f''::boolean end;
' language sql;
create or replace function bool2int (boolean) returns integer as '
select case when $1 then 0 else 1 end; ' language sql;
create cast (integer as boolean) with function int2bool(integer)
as implicit;
create cast (boolean as integer) with function bool2int(boolean)
as implicit;
regards
Pavel Stehule
On Mon, 15 Mar 2004, Mage wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I'm wondering why pgsql doesn't support boolean typecasts like select
> true::int;
> Many client applications including php assign 1 to true and 0 to false
>
> I see no use of pgsql boolean type with php, I use int2 or integer.
>
> Mage
>
>
>
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