Re: non-string or non-string

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: b(at)janin(dot)com
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Subject: Re: non-string or non-string
Date: 2020-05-17 22:33:21
Message-ID: 17936.1589754801@sss.pgh.pa.us
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PG Doc comments form <noreply(at)postgresql(dot)org> writes:
> The second line in "Table 9.8. SQL String Functions and Operators" uses
> "non-string or non-string" as part of the example. I assume one of these
> should be "string".

It might look that way depending on how wide your browser window is...
but the way it's supposed to be read is

string || non-string
or
non-string || string

The devel version of the docs forces the two cases to be on separate
lines, which hopefully will stem the confusion.

regards, tom lane

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