Re: enums

From: Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net>
To: "Jim C(dot) Nasby" <jnasby(at)pervasive(dot)com>
Cc: Gregory Maxwell <gmaxwell(at)gmail(dot)com>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: enums
Date: 2005-10-27 23:22:19
Message-ID: 4361612B.8030804@dunslane.net
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Jim C. Nasby wrote:

>
>Like I said, if we're going to support a concept of ordering of items in
>an enum then we need to support it fully. For starters that means having
>the ability to re-order things in an enum seamlessly.
>
>

I do not see this at all. An enumeration defines an ordering and a set
of labels. Why should you be able to change it? If you want a different
ordering, create a new enumeration. Let's do this right because it's a
feature worth having, not just mimic the competition's idiocy.

cheers

andrew

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  • Re: enums at 2005-10-27 23:04:48 from Jim C. Nasby

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