Re: Dollar in identifiers
Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>
From: Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>
To: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
Cc: Jan Wieck <JanWieck@yahoo.com>, Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>, Thomas Lockhart <lockhart@fourpalms.org>, PostgreSQL HACKERS <pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org>
Date: 2001-08-17T15:34:29Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers
> Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us> writes: > > Sure, if you want to remove it from operators, that is fine, but adding > > it to identifiers seems weird seeing as only one person wants it and it > > isn't standard. > > ?? I don't see any value in not using $ for *either* purpose. That > breaks backwards compatibility for hardly any gain at all. OK, if you think it should be kept for backward compatibility, then go ahead and keep it, but I see little value in adding it to identifiers unless it is part of an Oracle-compatibility module or at least an Oracle-compatibility #define. How many user-defined $ operators do you think are out there? I doubt very many. I would be surprised to find even one. -- Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us pgman@candle.pha.pa.us | (610) 853-3000 + If your life is a hard drive, | 830 Blythe Avenue + Christ can be your backup. | Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania 19026