Re: Compatibility types, type aliases, and distinct types

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>
Cc: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Compatibility types, type aliases, and distinct types
Date: 2008-08-19 14:40:53
Message-ID: 20351.1219156853@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net> writes:
> One direction of the cast could be AS ASSIGNMENT, btw., but that is another
> decision that would have to be worked out.

Making the back-cast be AS ASSIGNMENT would reduce the risks of
ambiguities, for sure.

regards, tom lane

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