Re: plpgsql: numeric assignment to an integer variable errors out

>
>> The following plpgsql function errors out with cvs head:
>>
>> CREATE function test_assign() returns void
>> AS
>> $$ declare x int;
>> BEGIN
>> x := 9E3/2;
>> END
>> $$ LANGUAGE 'plpgsql';
>>
>> postgres=# select test_assign();
>> ERROR:  invalid input syntax for integer: "4500.0000000000000000"
>> CONTEXT:  PL/pgSQL function "test_assign" line 3 at assignment
>>
>> We do have an existing cast from numeric to type integer. But here
>> basically we convert the value to string in exec_cast_value before calling
>> int4in. And then use of strtol in pg_atoi leads to this complaint. Guess
>> converting the value to string is not always a good strategy.
>
> PFA, patch which uses find_coercion_pathway to find a direct
> COERCION_PATH_FUNC function and uses that if it is available. Or is there a
> better approach? Seems to handle the above issue with this patch.

+1

I thing, so some values should by cached, current patch could by slow.