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Comments: In-reply-to Joe Conway <mail@joeconway.com>
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From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
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Joe Conway <mail@joeconway.com> writes:
> Tom Lane wrote:
>> As for the types, I believe that the spec pretty much dictates that we
>> apply the same type resolution algorithm as for a UNION.

> Where do I find that algorithm -- somewhere in nodeAppend.c?

select_common_type(), in the parser.

			regards, tom lane