On Fri, Feb 9, 2024, 10:12 PG Doc comments form <nore...@postgresql.org> wrote:
> The following documentation comment has been logged on the website: > > Page: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/16/datatype-character.html > Description: > > The documentation implies that the data types text and varchar are > equivalent, but this is not the case with this test in Postgresql version > 16. > Fair point. But I'd rather further emphasize that char should just be avoided so this and other unexpected outcomes simply do not manifest in a real database scenario. Rather than try and document how odd it's behavior is when dealing with intra-textual type conversions. David J.
