Re: !<space>= should give error?

On 2017-12-21 08:16, Craig Ringer wrote:

> postgres=# create table tbl (col_a int, col_b int);
> CREATE TABLE
> postgres=# insert into tbl values (1,2);
> INSERT 0 1
> postgres=# insert into tbl values (2,1);
> INSERT 0 1
> *postgres=# select * from tbl where col_a ! = 1;
> col_a | col_b
> -------+-------
> 1 | 2
> (1 row)*
> *
> *
>
> One-factorial is one, so it's correct.

Yes, but I think he was expecting the behavior to be different from /
not equal. So he meant to write:

select * from tbl where col_a != 1;

I.e. col_a different from 1.

BTW isn't the "preferred" way of writing different from / not equal in
SQL to use the <> operator?

/Mikael