Bruce Momjian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Peter Eisentraut wrote:
>> Aside from the apparent discrepancy between the documentation and the 
>> actual behavior, is there an actual use case where this is a problem?

> No, I don't think so, and I am reluctant to adjust the documentation to
> say "or similar".

The documentation is correct as it stands: max(text) returns text.
Adriaan's complaint about max(varchar) is off base because there is
no such function.

                        regards, tom lane

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