On Thu, 2 May 2024 at 23:25, Hans Buschmann <buschm...@nidsa.net> wrote: > postgres=# select -32768::smallint; > ERROR: smallint out of range
The precedence order of operations applies the cast before the unary minus operator. Any of the following will work: postgres=# select cast(-32768 as smallint), (-32768)::smallint, '-32768'::smallint; int2 | int2 | int2 --------+--------+-------- -32768 | -32768 | -32768 (1 row) David
