2 Chapter 10. Type Conversion
10 10.5. UNION, CASE, and Related Constructs
11 10.6. SELECT Output Columns
13 SQL statements can, intentionally or not, require the mixing of
14 different data types in the same expression. PostgreSQL has extensive
15 facilities for evaluating mixed-type expressions.
17 In many cases a user does not need to understand the details of the
18 type conversion mechanism. However, implicit conversions done by
19 PostgreSQL can affect the results of a query. When necessary, these
20 results can be tailored by using explicit type conversion.
22 This chapter introduces the PostgreSQL type conversion mechanisms and
23 conventions. Refer to the relevant sections in Chapter 8 and Chapter 9
24 for more information on specific data types and allowed functions and