Hey Hackers,
I just had reason to want the way that format_type converts type names (e.g.,
varchar => character varying) in pgTAP, but didn't want the namespace
qualification (used by format_type() when the type in question is not visible).
I figured out that I could get that conversion by simply casting the OID
argument to regtype, but then to get the typmod, I still have to use
format_type() like so:
CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION display_type ( OID, INTEGER )
RETURNS TEXT AS $$
SELECT $1::regtype || COALESCE(
substring(pg_catalog.format_type($1, $2), '[(][^)]+[)]$'),
'')
$$ LANGUAGE SQL;
Is there a saner way to do it than this? That is, is there a better way to get
the typmod than by munging the value returned by format_type()?
Thanks,
David
--
Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org)
To make changes to your subscription:
http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
