Re: RfD: more powerful "any" types

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Pavel Stehule <pavel(dot)stehule(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>, Alvaro Herrera <alvherre(at)commandprompt(dot)com>, "David E(dot) Wheeler" <david(at)kineticode(dot)com>, Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>, Pg Hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: RfD: more powerful "any" types
Date: 2009-09-10 19:22:59
Message-ID: 6856.1252610579@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Pavel Stehule <pavel(dot)stehule(at)gmail(dot)com> writes:
> 2009/9/10 Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>:
>> 1. Allow the existing "any" pseudotype as an input argument type for PLs.
>> (AFAICS this is simple and painless; about the only question is whether
>> we want to keep using the name "any", which because of conflicting with
>> a reserved word would always need the double quotes.)

> I thing so this is possible - I see only one critical point - you
> cannot validate source in validation time.

How's it any different from anyelement?

regards, tom lane

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