Tom Lane wrote:
Heikki Linnakangas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Yeah, a magical OID clearly has some issues. A new field in pg_cast is the obvious alternative. How about adding a "castmethod" char field, with values:
b = binary-compatible cast (CREATE CAST ... WITHOUT FUNCTION)
i = I/O coercion cast (the new beast, CREATE CAST ... WITH INOUT)
f = use cast function specified in castfunc field.
castfunc is 0 for methods b and i.

Seems sane to me.  If you do that, please add a check in the opr_sanity
regression test that castfunc is nonzero if and only if castmethod is f.

Ok, will do.

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  Heikki Linnakangas
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