I agree. I think $ is too special to be mixed in with operators. It is just used too frequently for variables.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tom Lane wrote: > Quite awhile back, we had a discussion about removing "$" from the set > of allowed characters in operator names, and instead allowing it as a > non-first character in identifiers. (It'd have to be non-first to avoid > ambiguity with parameter symbols "$nnn".) See, eg, > http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2001-08/msg00629.php > > That discussion petered out without any definite consensus being > reached, but I think it's time to reconsider the idea. We're getting > flak about "x<$n" being parsed as "x <$ n" rather than "x < $n" (see > current thread in pgsql-sql). While this has always been a hazard for > SQL and plpgsql function writers, it is now also a hazard in direct > SQL, if you use PREPAREd queries. So I think the importance of avoiding > such problems has moved up a notch as of 7.3. > > So, I'd like to put that proposal back on the table. Comments anyone? > > regards, tom lane > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 4: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster > -- Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us [EMAIL PROTECTED] | (610) 359-1001 + If your life is a hard drive, | 13 Roberts Road + Christ can be your backup. | Newtown Square, Pennsylvania 19073 ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 6: Have you searched our list archives? http://archives.postgresql.org
