Re: AW: [HACKERS] to_char() dumps core

2000-10-23 Thread Tom Lane
Zeugswetter Andreas SB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > For pass by reference datatypes setting the reference to a null pointer > for a NULL value imho would be a fine thing in addition to the indicator, > no ? At the moment it generally will be, but that's not certain to be true forever. I believ

AW: [HACKERS] to_char() dumps core

2000-10-23 Thread Zeugswetter Andreas SB
> (Also, if you do want to check for a NULL input in current sources, > looking for a NULL pointer is the wrong way to code it anyway; > PG_ARGISNULL(n) is the right way.) For pass by reference datatypes setting the reference to a null pointer for a NULL value imho would be a fine thing in addit