SELECT typname FROM pg_type WHERE oid = Oid_x; On Mon, Oct 19, 2015 at 2:36 PM, Ken Been <kbb...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm working on a foreign data wrapper and I want to switch based on the > column type. Specifically, if the column type in the external table is the > same as in the (locally defined) foreign table then I can get some speedup > for some types. > > Through the ForeignScanState object I can get TupleDesc and AttInMetadata > opjects, and through there I can get the Oid of the column type, but now > I'm stumped. How can I programmatically check whether Oid X refers to type > int4, or whatever? > > Thanks. > -- *Melvin Davidson* I reserve the right to fantasize. Whether or not you wish to share my fantasy is entirely up to you.
