Re: "IS NOT DOCUMENT" is missing

From: Peter Eisentraut <peter(dot)eisentraut(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com>
To: Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us>, Euler Taveira <euler(at)timbira(dot)com(dot)br>
Cc: scott(dot)ure(at)caseware(dot)com, pgsql-docs(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: "IS NOT DOCUMENT" is missing
Date: 2018-04-02 15:51:50
Message-ID: fd2f903b-fbd4-8eaf-8152-5fb1eb595f59@2ndquadrant.com
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On 3/30/18 10:40, Bruce Momjian wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 16, 2018 at 01:56:32AM -0300, Euler Taveira wrote:
>> 2018-03-09 0:10 GMT-03:00 PG Doc comments form <noreply(at)postgresql(dot)org>:
>>> From testing, it seems like PostgreSQL supports the syntax "IS NOT DOCUMENT"
>>> in addition to "IS DOCUMENT", similar to "IS NOT NULL", "IS NOT FALSE", etc,
>>> however this does not appear to be documented, only "IS DOCUMENT" is.
>>>
>> It has been like that since day 1. I'm not sure why it was not
>> documented. It already has some tests. I'll bet that was an oversight.
>> Should we repeat the statement in another item (like the attached
>> patch)? Another option is to add a statement in the "IS DOCUMENT"
>> item. I'm afraid that NULL return wouldn't be clear.
>>
>
> Patch applied and backpatched to Postgres 10. Thank.s

Per the nearby discussion, this should probably also be backpatched further.

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