> > Is anybody interested? Otherwise the entry could be removed from the TODO
> list...
>
> Even if not, you can still submit a patch. There are a lot more users
> of PG than there are people who read -hackers.
Ok, I'll try and submit a patch. Thank you very much.
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On Wed, Jan 6, 2010 at 1:21 PM, Leonardo F wrote:
>> > To sum up:
>> >
>> > 1) a new function, "get_bit", that calls substring
>> > 2) a new function, "overlay", that replaces bits (starting at a certain
>> position)
>> > 3) a new function, "set_bit", that calls overlay
>>
>> That seems reasonable
> > To sum up:
> >
> > 1) a new function, "get_bit", that calls substring
> > 2) a new function, "overlay", that replaces bits (starting at a certain
> position)
> > 3) a new function, "set_bit", that calls overlay
>
> That seems reasonable to me. Not sure what others think.
Is anybody interes
On Tue, Jan 5, 2010 at 10:45 AM, Leonardo F wrote:
>> As you say, there's really no point in changing the internal
>> representation, and if you don't find replace() useful either, then
>> why are you even working on this at all?
>
> I would like a get_bit / set_bit for bit strings, as I find them
> As you say, there's really no point in changing the internal
> representation, and if you don't find replace() useful either, then
> why are you even working on this at all?
I would like a get_bit / set_bit for bit strings, as I find them useful.
get_bit could be a simple call to substring, bu
On Tue, Jan 5, 2010 at 3:58 AM, Leonardo F wrote:
>> You might want to search the archives (or the wiki history, or the CVS
>> history if it's been there since before we moved the TODO list to the
>> wiki) for discussion of why that item was added to the TODO in the
>> first place.
>
> I read the
> You might want to search the archives (or the wiki history, or the CVS
> history if it's been there since before we moved the TODO list to the
> wiki) for discussion of why that item was added to the TODO in the
> first place.
I read the thread:
http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/20
On Mon, Jan 4, 2010 at 5:17 AM, Leonardo F wrote:
> Re-reading the docs it looks like the only thing missing is get/set_bit for
> bit string.
>
> Substring is already implemented for bit string, and I don't really know if
> replace is useful at all.
>
> (sorry if the other mail came with a diffe
