Re: hex integer input

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Jeremy Drake <pgsql(at)jdrake(dot)com>
Cc: PostgreSQL Hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: hex integer input
Date: 2007-03-02 07:38:34
Message-ID: 2940.1172821114@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Jeremy Drake <pgsql(at)jdrake(dot)com> writes:
> On several occasions I have wanted to input integers in hexadecimal rather
> than in decimal in PostgreSQL. I notice that there is a to_hex function,
> but there is not (AFAIK) a way to provide an integer in hexadecimal.

regression=# select x'abcd'::int;
int4
-------
43981
(1 row)

regards, tom lane

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