Re: sequences what does ::text mean ?

Henk Schets wrote:

>Hi,
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>In a table I have as a default value nextval('seq_auteurs').  What's the difference with nextval('seq_auteurs'::text)
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>Henk
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The difference ist nextval('seq_autheurs') you get an integer back and
with the second one it casts the integer to text and returns a text value

Ewald