Re: Why is char an internal-use category

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Dave Cramer <davecramer(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: PostgreSQL Hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Why is char an internal-use category
Date: 2023-01-02 19:44:52
Message-ID: 1507537.1672688692@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Dave Cramer <davecramer(at)gmail(dot)com> writes:
> I see in v15 there is a note that there is a new category for "char"
> however it is categorized as "internal use"
> I would think that char and char(n) would be used by external programs as a
> user type.

"char" (with quotes) is not at all the same type as char without
quotes.

regards, tom lane

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