Added to TODO: * Consider a special data type for regular expressions
http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2007-08/msg01067.php --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tom Lane wrote: > Ron Mayer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Could similar logic argue that we'd want special types for regular > > expressions too? That seems quite parallel to the tsquery type to me. > > Yeah, it certainly seems like something we might want to consider in > future --- we could get rid of that klugy cache for compiled regexps, > for one thing. An implicit cast from text to the regexp type would > cover backwards compatibility issues, I think. > > regards, tom lane > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 4: Have you searched our list archives? > > http://archives.postgresql.org -- Bruce Momjian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://momjian.us EnterpriseDB http://postgres.enterprisedb.com + If your life is a hard drive, Christ can be your backup. + -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
