David E. Wheeler wrote: > On Jul 7, 2008, at 11:44, Alvaro Herrera wrote: > >>> I'm confused. What's the difference between strncmp() and >>> varstr_cmp()? >>> And why would I use one in one place and the other elsewhere? >>> Shouldn't >>> they be used consistently? >> >> Not necessarily -- see texteq. I think the point is that varstr_cmp() >> is a lot slower. > > Then why shouldn't I use strncmp() for all comparisons?
I have no idea :-) -- because it's not locale-aware perhaps. -- Alvaro Herrera http://www.CommandPrompt.com/ The PostgreSQL Company - Command Prompt, Inc. -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
