Re: hstore ==> and deprecate =>

Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>

From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
To: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>
Cc: Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com>, pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org
Date: 2010-06-11T14:59:43Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers
Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net> writes:
> How about no operator at all?  It won't be as cool to read, but
> consider, the arguments are text and text, not involving any hstore type
> at all, so whatever operator you choose is in practice blocked from
> everyone everywhere.  No one could ever implement another key/value
> system that uses a similar interface.  Or use the operator for anything
> else involving strings.

Yeah, that's a good point.  Maybe we should just deprecate the operator
altogether.

			regards, tom lane