Added to TODO: * Allow all data types to cast to and from TEXT
http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2007-04/msg00017.php --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tom Lane wrote: > Peter Eisentraut <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > The attached patch changes all implicit casts to text to assignment and > > cleans up the associated regression test damage. This change has been > > discussed for the longest time; I propose that we bite the bullet and > > do it now. > > [ I'm assuming this isn't an April-fool item, otherwise never mind ] > > The scheme that was in the back of my mind was to do this at the same > time as providing a general facility for casting *every* type to and > from text, by means of their I/O functions if no specialized cast is > provided in pg_cast. This would improve functionality, thus providing > a salve to the annoyance of users whose code the restriction breaks: > we can certainly argue that it wouldn't do for all those automatically > created casts to be implicit. At the same time it'd let us eliminate > redundant text-to/from-foo code that's currently in place for some but > not all datatypes. > > If we do only the restrictive part of this, it's a harder sale. > > So, +1 on the concept, but I think we want a larger patch, and it's > probably too late for that for 8.3. > > regards, tom lane > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 5: don't forget to increase your free space map settings -- Bruce Momjian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://momjian.us EnterpriseDB http://www.enterprisedb.com + If your life is a hard drive, Christ can be your backup. + ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 4: Have you searched our list archives? http://archives.postgresql.org
