Received: from malur.postgresql.org ([217.196.149.56]) by arkaria.postgresql.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1VgfDq-0003J2-8Z for pgsql-sql@arkaria.postgresql.org; Wed, 13 Nov 2013 18:31:26 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=postgresql.org) by malur.postgresql.org with smtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1VgfDp-0001P1-4V for pgsql-sql@arkaria.postgresql.org; Wed, 13 Nov 2013 18:31:25 +0000 Received: from magus.postgresql.org ([2a02:c0:301:0:ffff::29]) by malur.postgresql.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1VgfDi-0001GB-Vv for pgsql-sql@postgresql.org; Wed, 13 Nov 2013 18:31:19 +0000 Received: from sss.pgh.pa.us ([66.207.139.130]) by magus.postgresql.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1VgfDg-0000oO-1N for pgsql-sql@postgresql.org; Wed, 13 Nov 2013 18:31:18 +0000 Received: from sss1.sss.pgh.pa.us (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by sss.pgh.pa.us (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id rADIVDli019212; Wed, 13 Nov 2013 13:31:13 -0500 From: Tom Lane To: skinner@britvault.co.uk (Craig R. Skinner) cc: pgsql-sql@postgresql.org Subject: Re: Function args: TEXT -vs- VARCHAR? In-reply-to: <20131113180436.GA21703@teak.britvault.co.uk> References: <20131113130308.GA17439@teak.britvault.co.uk> <20131113141718.GA29223@teak.britvault.co.uk> <20131113142515.GB29223@teak.britvault.co.uk> <52838DF0.8040708@gmail.com> <20131113155113.GA26600@teak.britvault.co.uk> <6365.1384360602@sss.pgh.pa.us> <1384362845994-5778192.post@n5.nabble.com> <17777.1384365119@sss.pgh.pa.us> <20131113180436.GA21703@teak.britvault.co.uk> Comments: In-reply-to skinner@britvault.co.uk (Craig R. Skinner) message dated "Wed, 13 Nov 2013 18:04:36 +0000" Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2013 13:31:13 -0500 Message-ID: <19211.1384367473@sss.pgh.pa.us> X-Pg-Spam-Score: -1.9 (-) List-Archive: List-Help: List-ID: List-Owner: List-Post: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Mailing-List: pgsql-sql Precedence: bulk Sender: pgsql-sql-owner@postgresql.org skinner@britvault.co.uk (Craig R. Skinner) writes: > On 2013-11-13 Wed 12:51 PM |, Tom Lane wrote: >> The full SQL type syntax is allowed for declaring a function's arguments >> and return value. However, parenthesized type modifiers (e.g., the >> precision field for type numeric) are discarded by CREATE FUNCTION. Thus >> for example "CREATE FUNCTION foo (varchar(10)) ..." is exactly the same as >> "CREATE FUNCTION foo (varchar) ...". > That note would be clear to this user. OK, done like that. regards, tom lane -- Sent via pgsql-sql mailing list (pgsql-sql@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-sql