Re: PG14: "is of" vs pg_typeof

On 4/23/22 13:14, Karsten Hilbert wrote:
> PostgreSQL 14.2-1
> 
> Dear readers,

> Now, pg_typeof is an alternative but that only goes so far:
> it requires laboriously constructing an array on the right
> hand side for the above use case, along the lines of:
> 
>     select pg_typeof('a'::text) = any(ARRAY[pg_typeof(''::text), pg_typeof(''::name)]);
> 
> Is there anything obvious I am missing for easily
> resurrecting the above "is of" use ?

Actually it can be done as:

select pg_typeof('test'::text) in ('text'::regtype, 'varchar'::regtype);
  ?column?
----------
  t

select pg_typeof(1::int) in ('text'::regtype, 'varchar'::regtype);
  ?column?
----------
  f

> 
> Thanks,
> Karsten
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