Re: inconsistent composite type null handling in plpgsql out variable

2009/8/31 Sam Mason <sam(at)samason(dot)me(dot)uk>:
> On Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 02:06:02PM -0400, Merlin Moncure wrote:
>> 3) If we decide the sql standard is correct, so that (null, null) is
>> null == true, then we should observe rule 1 and make things work in
>> consistent way.  This means, for example, that null::foo and (null,
>> null)::foo should not be distinct.
>
> The more awkward case (to me anyway) is that the standard says (1,NULL)
> IS NULL should evaluate to TRUE.

what?

only (NULL, NULL) IS NULL is true

regards
Pavel Stehule

p.s. what isn't consistent (maybe - there are more possible interpretations) is

(NULL, NULL) IS DISTINCT FROM NULL is true

>
> I'd never noticed the ROW / RECORD dichotomy before; could one of these
> be made SQL compatible and the other use more sane semantics?
>
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