Robert Haas <robertmh...@gmail.com> writes:
> On Nov 20, 2011, at 10:24 PM, Jeff Davis <pg...@j-davis.com> wrote:
>> Well, if there were a good shorter notation, then probably so. But it
>> doesn't look like we have a good idea, so I'm fine with dropping it.
> We should also keep in mind that people who use range types can and likely
> will define their own convenience functions. If people use singletons, or
> open ranges, or closed ranges, or one-hour timestamp ranges frequently, they
> can make their own notational shorthand with a 3-line CREATE FUNCTION
> statement. We don't need to have it all in core.
But if you believe that, what syntax do you think people are likely to
try if they want a singleton range constructor? Leaving the user to
discover the problem and try to invent a workaround is not better than
doing it ourselves ...
regards, tom lane
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