Re: Confused by result of pg_catalog.format_type()

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Erik Jones <erik(at)myemma(dot)com>
Cc: PostgreSQL General <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Confused by result of pg_catalog.format_type()
Date: 2008-04-24 22:10:44
Message-ID: 9548.1209075044@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Erik Jones <erik(at)myemma(dot)com> writes:
> Ah, pg_catalog.format_type(prorettype, null) = '"trigger"', thanks.

It's probably fair to ask what it is you want to accomplish here,
because comparing format_type's output to a constant seems awfully
fragile. Aside from the quotes (which I believe 8.3 won't emit in
this particular case) the output can vary depending on search_path
and perhaps other factors.

If you're trying to identify trigger functions I'd suggest

where prorettype = 'pg_catalog.trigger'::pg_catalog.regtype

as being the most bulletproof formulation, and probably faster too.

regards, tom lane

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