Re: PQftype()

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: "Magnus Naeslund\(f\)" <mag(at)fbab(dot)net>
Cc: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: PQftype()
Date: 2001-04-30 22:11:54
Message-ID: 361.988668714@sss.pgh.pa.us
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"Magnus Naeslund\(f\)" <mag(at)fbab(dot)net> writes:
> Where do get a listing of what PQftype() can return to me?
>>
>> select oid, typname from pg_type

> Does these change often?

The system type OIDs are stable. User-defined types would probably have
a new OID after a dump and reload.

> Or could i do like the ODBC driver, autogenerate a .h out of that table.

I would not recommend relying on compiled-in OID knowledge for any types
other than the system-defined datatypes. If you expect to have to deal
with user-defined types, it's best to cache the results of pg_type
lookups at the client end. You need not worry about OIDs changing
during a single client connection.

regards, tom lane

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