Re: implement CAST(expr AS type FORMAT 'template')

From: Peter Eisentraut <peter(at)eisentraut(dot)org>
To: jian he <jian(dot)universality(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>, Corey Huinker <corey(dot)huinker(at)gmail(dot)com>, Zsolt Parragi <zsolt(dot)parragi(at)percona(dot)com>, Vik Fearing <vik(at)postgresfriends(dot)org>, "David G(dot) Johnston" <david(dot)g(dot)johnston(at)gmail(dot)com>, PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: implement CAST(expr AS type FORMAT 'template')
Date: 2026-07-09 07:18:16
Message-ID: 33b9c141-dc4d-44a7-a1b8-9bd0a58cf954@eisentraut.org
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On 04.07.26 03:09, jian he wrote:
>> I don't really understand the purpose of this feature to begin with.
>> You can already call the formatting functions directly. Does this cast
>> syntax offer anything on top of that?
>>
>
> https://www.postgresql.org/message-id/762ae707-7fdc-43d8-a77a-3a10d12ce21d%40postgresfriends.org
>
> After this implemented, we can begin fully supporting:
>
> <cast specification> ::=
> CAST <left paren>
> <cast operand> AS <cast target>
> [ FORMAT <cast template> ]
> [ <cast error behavior> ON CONVERSION ERROR ]
> <right paren>

The ON CONVERSION ERROR feature is independent of the FORMAT feature,
isn't it?

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