From: | Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us> |
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To: | Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> |
Cc: | Kevin Grittner <Kevin(dot)Grittner(at)wicourts(dot)gov>, pgsql-docs(at)postgresql(dot)org |
Subject: | Re: Document that char () ignores spaces only in non-patterncomparisons |
Date: | 2011-03-08 17:54:33 |
Message-ID: | 201103081754.p28HsX219111@momjian.us |
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Tom Lane wrote:
> "Kevin Grittner" <Kevin(dot)Grittner(at)wicourts(dot)gov> writes:
> > Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us> wrote:
> >> A private email I received indicated that our documentation about
> >> ignoring trailing spaces in CHAR() comparisons was slightly
> >> inaccurate. I have update our docs to indicate it is only
> >> non-pattern comparisons that ignore spaces with CHAR(). Applied
> >> doc patch attached.
>
> > This language:
>
> > | disregarded when non-pattern comparing two values
>
> > seems quite awkward.
>
> I didn't like it either. I suggest reverting that part of the patch.
> The added text later on is sufficient.
OK, since you liked that idea too, I have applied an updated patch,
attached.
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