Re: CAST function for user defined type

On Mon, Jan 22, 2007 at 09:44:52AM -0500, Ron Peterson wrote:
> I've created my own type: y_octet_16.  Now I'm trying to create a CAST
> function for this type, but I'm not quite getting it.

Quick question: do you mean:

>   val
>     y_octet_16
      ^^^^^^^^^^
> VALUES
>   ( 'aaa', encode( y_uuid_generate(), 'hex' )::y_byte_16 );
or                                               ^^^^^^^^^

I'm not sure from your example of the difference? byte vs octet.

Have a nice day,
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