Re: hstore ==> and deprecate =>

David E. Wheeler <david@kineticode.com>

From: "David E. Wheeler" <david@kineticode.com>

To: Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com>

Cc: Florian Pflug <fgp@phlo.org>, Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>, Andrew Gierth <andrew@tao11.riddles.org.uk>, Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>, pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org, Michael Glaesemann <grzm@seespotcode.net>, Merlin Moncure <mmoncure@gmail.com>

Date: 2010-06-21T17:53:44Z

Lists: pgsql-hackers

On Jun 21, 2010, at 10:46 AM, Robert Haas wrote:

> I don't much like hstore(hstore, text[]) because it's not strictly a
> constructor.  But I could certainly live with something based on the
> word slice.  The existing SQL function backing the operator is called
> slice_hstore(), whereas I would probably prefer hstore_slice() or just
> slice(), but I can't talk about it right now because I have to go
> finish laundering the paint out of my entire wardrobe.  Having already
> written three patches to rename this operator (to three different
> names), I'm in no hurry to write a fourth unless the degree of
> consensus is sufficient to convince me I shan't need to write a fifth
> one.

That seems wise. :-)

Best,

David