SHOW command always returns text field

From: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>
To: pgsql-hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: SHOW command always returns text field
Date: 2011-08-10 17:52:28
Message-ID: 1312998748.24721.43.camel@vanquo.pezone.net
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I was slightly surprised the other day that the SHOW command always
returns a field of type text even if the underlying parameter has one of
the other types (int, real, etc.). Is this intentional? Would it be
worth refining?

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