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Adjust CHAR() doc mention of pattern matching issues for trailing 

spaces.
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Bruce Momjian 2011-03-08 12:54:00 -05:00
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@ -1014,12 +1014,12 @@ SELECT '52093.89'::money::numeric::float8;
with spaces to the specified width <replaceable>n</>, and are with spaces to the specified width <replaceable>n</>, and are
stored and displayed that way. However, the padding spaces are stored and displayed that way. However, the padding spaces are
treated as semantically insignificant. Trailing spaces are treated as semantically insignificant. Trailing spaces are
disregarded when non-pattern comparing two values of type <type>character</type>, disregarded when comparing two values of type <type>character</type>,
and they will be removed when converting a <type>character</type> value and they will be removed when converting a <type>character</type> value
to one of the other string types. Note that trailing spaces to one of the other string types. Note that trailing spaces
<emphasis>are</> semantically significant in <emphasis>are</> semantically significant in
<type>character varying</type> and <type>text</type> values, and <type>character varying</type> and <type>text</type> values, and
when using pattern matching comparisons, e.g. <literal>LIKE</>, when using pattern matching, e.g. <literal>LIKE</>,
regular expressions. regular expressions.
</para> </para>