Re: Suggestions for implementing IS DISTINCT FROM?

From: Thomas Lockhart <lockhart(at)fourpalms(dot)org>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: PostgreSQL Hackers List <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Suggestions for implementing IS DISTINCT FROM?
Date: 2002-06-24 01:53:54
Message-ID: 3D167BB2.4BD64147@fourpalms.org
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> > I'm looking at implementing IS DISTINCT FROM, among other things.
> > ...
> > I was thinking to implement this by simply expanding these rules within
> > gram.y to be a tree of comparison tests.
> Please, please, do not do that. Make a new expression node tree type,
> instead. We've made this mistake before (eg for BETWEEN) and I don't
> want to do it again.

Uh, sure. If you don't quote out of context I think it is pretty clear
that I was looking for a helpful suggestion to do just that. Thanks,
I'll proceed with the assurance that you won't object to *that* too ;)

- Thomas

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