From: | dg(at)illustra(dot)com (David Gould) |
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To: | geek+(at)cmu(dot)edu |
Cc: | hackers(at)postgreSQL(dot)org |
Subject: | Re: [HACKERS] Data type removal |
Date: | 1998-03-24 19:27:52 |
Message-ID: | 9803241927.AA18842@hawk.illustra.com |
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> Speaking of data type removal, I was wondering if there were a better
> way to handle arrays of types. From looking in the catalog, it
> appears that for each type, there is also declared a similar type,
> which is the array version. It seems that arrays should be considered
> more flags on a field, than a field type in themselves. Does this
> make sense to anybody else?
Is an array the same thing as a scalar?
What would be the benefit of making arrays "flags on a field" instead of
a "field type in themselves". Seriously, how would this improve _anything_?
The postgres type system is very flexible and powerful as is. What is the
problem this is trying to solve?
What is the motivation for data type removal?
-dg
David Gould dg(at)illustra(dot)com 510.628.3783 or 510.305.9468
Informix Software (No, really) 300 Lakeside Drive Oakland, CA 94612
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