Albe Laurenz <laurenz.a...@wien.gv.at> writes:
> Is there anything that "varchar_pattern_ops" is needed for that 
> "text_pattern_ops" cannot provide?

Lack of surprise?  If you're creating a pattern index on a varchar column,
you'd likely expect to need to mention varchar_pattern_ops.

The idea that varchar is an alias for text might be second nature to old
Postgres hands, but it's not to most of the world.

                        regards, tom lane


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