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From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
To: b@janin.com
Cc: pgsql-docs@lists.postgresql.org
Subject: Re: non-string or non-string
Date: Sun, 17 May 2020 18:33:21 -0400
Message-ID: <17936.1589754801@sss.pgh.pa.us> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <158974990906.7031.8787889795019651207@wrigleys.postgresql.org>
References: <158974990906.7031.8787889795019651207@wrigleys.postgresql.org>

PG Doc comments form <noreply@postgresql.org> writes:
> The second line in "Table 9.8. SQL String Functions and Operators" uses
> "non-string or non-string" as part of the example. I assume one of these
> should be "string".

It might look that way depending on how wide your browser window is...
but the way it's supposed to be read is

	string || non-string
	        or
	non-string || string

The devel version of the docs forces the two cases to be on separate
lines, which hopefully will stem the confusion.

			regards, tom lane





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