Re: Casting INT4 to BOOL...

Patch applied by Neil.  Thanks.

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Sean Chittenden wrote:
> >> Is there any reason why the backend doesn't cast an unquoted integer
> >> to
> >> a boolean value?
> >
> > Hidden cross-category typecasts are evil.  I'd accept this as an
> > explicit cast ('e' in pg_cast) but not automatic.
> >
> > Also, what about the other direction?  Providing a cast in only one
> > direction is pretty inconsistent.
>
> test=> SELECT 1::BOOL, 0::BOOL, TRUE::INT4, FALSE::INT4;
>   bool | bool | int4 | int4
> ------+------+------+------
>   t    | f    |    1 |    0
> (1 row)
>
> Okey doke, both directions are now provided and the cast has to be
> explicit.  -sc
>

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