On 26 November 2012 00:24, Robert Haas <robertmh...@gmail.com> wrote: > I remember this sort of thing un-fondly from my C++ days, but it > doesn't make me like our current behavior any better.
You can also make a constructor with a single argument "explicit", and thereby prevent implicit conversions. So yes, C++ distinguishes between explicit, assignment, and implicit casting in a way that is, in broad strokes, at least as sophisticated as PostgreSQL. -- Peter Geoghegan http://www.2ndQuadrant.com/ PostgreSQL Development, 24x7 Support, Training and Services -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
