Re: pg_typeof() patch review

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: "David E(dot) Wheeler" <david(at)kineticode(dot)com>
Cc: Kurt Harriman <harriman(at)acm(dot)org>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org, Brendan Jurd <direvus(at)gmail(dot)com>
Subject: Re: pg_typeof() patch review
Date: 2008-11-03 18:02:48
Message-ID: 13481.1225735368@sss.pgh.pa.us
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"David E. Wheeler" <david(at)kineticode(dot)com> writes:
> On Nov 3, 2008, at 1:28 AM, Kurt Harriman wrote:
>> 2) func.sgml: clarifying that the function returns an OID rather
>> than a string

> Actually, it returns a regtype, no?

I thought the description was good, because it emphasizes that the
result is-a OID; the table entry says "regtype" but people might not
realize that that means they can use it as, eg, something to compare
to pg_attribute.atttypid.

regards, tom lane

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