Re: Documentation 9.8. Data Type Formatting Functions: missingbehaviour on invalid input at to_date()

On Fri, Jun  5, 2020 at 11:16:59AM +0000, PG Doc comments form wrote:
> The following documentation comment has been logged on the website:
> 
> Page: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/12/functions-formatting.html
> Description:
> 
> For the formatting functions, which convert between a string and a type like
> date, timestamp or number, there should be a description about the behaviour
> of i.e. to_date(input, mask) in case of invalid, not convertable input.
> 
> I expected a return value of NULL and got a execution error.

Well, the value isn't "unknown", it is invalid, so an error seems
appropriate.  I don't remember anyone complaining the expected a NULL
return.

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