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To: David G. Johnston <[email protected]>
To: Sergei Katkovsky <[email protected]>
Cc: Tom Lane <[email protected]>
Cc: [email protected] <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: BPCHAR description in 8.3. Character Types is misleading and incomplete
Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2025 08:21:16 -0700
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On Thu, 2025-10-16 at 08:36 -0400, David G. Johnston wrote:
> A given value has a finite length and there is just no restriction on
> what that length is. All trailing spaces in the input are considered
> padding for purposes of comparison i.e., manually padding is added by
> the user as opposed to the system.
I see -- so it means that the padding came from somewhere else (not the
type).
> I would leave the note of blank-padded for both and just point out
> the automatic vs manual distinction.
Yeah, it's a table, so if a user is confused, they can read the text
below it. I'm fine with that.
If you think the text below should be improved, do you have a wording
suggestion?
Regards,
Jeff Davis
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