Re: Please rename split(text,text,int) to splitpart

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: Hannu Krosing <hannu(at)tm(dot)ee>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Please rename split(text,text,int) to splitpart
Date: 2002-09-11 04:40:07
Message-ID: 24900.1031719207@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us> writes:
> I am not either. How do you do the documentation when the function can
> be called two ways.

You don't. There is only one supported name, so that's the only one
you document.

> I guess we can give the SQL query to fix it during
> beta2 _and_ add a regression test to make sure it is fix. That sounds
> like a plan.

That sounds like massive overkill. Just apply the patch. We don't need
to institutionalize a regression test for this.

regards, tom lane

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