varlena versus null-terminated strings

From: sad <sad(at)bankir(dot)ru>
To: pgsql-sql(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: varlena versus null-terminated strings
Date: 2003-10-30 16:12:36
Message-ID: 200310301612.36647.sad@bankir.ru
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Hi Developers.

I think the problem is the input/output functions pass
CSTRING -- not varlena.

this waste all profits of using varlena storage
cause values are not transparently passed.
then application forced to convert them reverse.

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