Thread: Bug in pl/pgsql with hstore OR bug in pl/pgsql IF (text field is boolean?)

I can't get hstore value by key. i have very interesting error
DEMO SQL CODE:
------------------------------------------------------------------------------

ROLLBACK;
BEGIN;
-- VERSION INFO
SELECT VERSION();
-- RESULT:
-- PostgreSQL 8.3.4 on i686-redhat-linux-gnu, compiled by GCC gcc
(GCC) 4.1.2 20071124 (Red Hat 4.1.2-42)
-- TEST FOR HSTORE:
SELECT (('test' => 'testvalue')::hstore)->'test'; -- HSTORE WORKS!
-- HSTORE OK;


-- BUG REPRODUCTION FUNCTION
CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION "hstore_bug" () RETURNS pg_catalog.void AS
$body$
DECLARE
    res HSTORE;
BEGIN
    res := ('test' => NULL)::hstore;

    IF res->'test' IS NULL THEN
        RAISE EXCEPTION 'HSTORE IS OK';
    END IF;

    RAISE EXCEPTION 'HSTORE IS BUGGY';
END;
$body$
LANGUAGE 'plpgsql' VOLATILE CALLED ON NULL INPUT SECURITY DEFINER;


--- BUG REPRODUCTION:
SELECT hstore_bug();
-- ERROR MSG
-- ERROR:  operator does not exist: hstore -> boolean
-- LINE 1: SELECT   $1 ->'test' IS NULL
--                     ^
-- HINT:  No operator matches the given name and argument type(s). You
might need to add explicit type casts.
-- QUERY:  SELECT   $1 ->'test' IS NULL
-- CONTEXT:  PL/pgSQL function "hstore_bug" line 6 at IF

On Mon, Oct 27, 2008 at 05:08:35PM +0300, Oleg Serov wrote:
> I can't get hstore value by key. i have very interesting error

the problem is that -> has very low priority, but you work with it
anyway:
# select tconvert('a', 'b')->'a' is null;
ERROR:  operator does not exist: hstore -> boolean
LINE 1: select tconvert('a', 'b')->'a' is null;
                                 ^
HINT:  No operator matches the given name and argument type(s). You might need to add explicit type casts.
(depesz@[local]:5840) 15:14:03 [depesz]
# select (tconvert('a', 'b')->'a') is null;
 ?column?
----------
 f
(1 row)

depesz

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Ok, thanks... it is not a bug;

2008/10/27 hubert depesz lubaczewski <depesz@depesz.com>:
> On Mon, Oct 27, 2008 at 05:08:35PM +0300, Oleg Serov wrote:
>> I can't get hstore value by key. i have very interesting error
>
> the problem is that -> has very low priority, but you work with it
> anyway:
> # select tconvert('a', 'b')->'a' is null;
> ERROR:  operator does not exist: hstore -> boolean
> LINE 1: select tconvert('a', 'b')->'a' is null;
>                                 ^
> HINT:  No operator matches the given name and argument type(s). You might need to add explicit type casts.
> (depesz@[local]:5840) 15:14:03 [depesz]
> # select (tconvert('a', 'b')->'a') is null;
>  ?column?
> ----------
>  f
> (1 row)
>
> depesz
>
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