Andrew Dunstan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Tom Lane wrote: >> ANYENUM? What's the use-case for that?
> Well ... *somebody* suggested it here ... > http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2005-11/msg00457.php Well, in that usage (ie, for enum I/O functions) it's not actually necessary that the type system as a whole understand ANYENUM as "something that any enum type can be cast to", because you're going to hot-wire the pg_type entries during CREATE ENUM anyway. What I'm wondering is if there's a use-case for it during ordinary user operations with enums. regards, tom lane ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 6: explain analyze is your friend
