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<title>Data Types and Functions</title>

<title>Data Types</title>

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<para>

Fix <type>float4</type>/<type>float8</type> to handle

<literal>Infinity</> and <literal>NAN</> (Not A Number)

consistently (Bruce)

</para>

<para>

The code formerly was not consistent about distinguishing

<literal>Infinity</> from overflow conditions.

</para>

</listitem>

<listitem>

<para>

Allow leading and trailing whitespace during input of

<type>boolean</type> values (Neil)

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<sect3>

<title>Functions</title>

<itemizedlist>

<listitem>

<para>

Add new regular expression functions

</para>

</listitem>

<listitem>

<para>

Fix <type>float4</type>/<type>float8</type> to handle

<literal>Infinity</> and <literal>NAN</> (Not A Number)

consistently (Bruce)

</para>

<para>

The code formerly was not consistent about distinguishing

<literal>Infinity</> from overflow conditions.

</para>

</listitem>

<listitem>

<para>

Make <function>setseed()</function> return void, rather than a

</para>

</listitem>

<listitem>

<para>

Allow leading and trailing whitespace during input of

<type>boolean</type> values (Neil)

</para>

</listitem>

<listitem>

<para>

Make <function>currtid()</function> functions require