Re: Add Boolean node

From: Sascha Kuhl <yogidabanli(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: Pavel Stehule <pavel(dot)stehule(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: Peter Eisentraut <peter(dot)eisentraut(at)enterprisedb(dot)com>, pgsql-hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Add Boolean node
Date: 2021-12-27 10:08:42
Message-ID: CAPvVvKCbBGm480mVsWn06EbNG1Mc7onLvp1+YALcwaRzFptoaQ@mail.gmail.com
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Can that boolean node be cultural dependent validation for the value? By
the developer? By all?

Pavel Stehule <pavel(dot)stehule(at)gmail(dot)com> schrieb am Mo., 27. Dez. 2021,
10:09:

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>
> po 27. 12. 2021 v 10:02 odesílatel Peter Eisentraut <
> peter(dot)eisentraut(at)enterprisedb(dot)com> napsal:
>
>>
>> This patch adds a new node type Boolean, to go alongside the "value"
>> nodes Integer, Float, String, etc. This seems appropriate given that
>> Boolean values are a fundamental part of the system and are used a lot.
>>
>> Before, SQL-level Boolean constants were represented by a string with
>> a cast, and internal Boolean values in DDL commands were usually
>> represented by Integer nodes. This takes the place of both of these
>> uses, making the intent clearer and having some amount of type safety.
>
>
> +1
>
> Regards
>
> Pavel
>
>

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