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Commit b9cd4c83 authored by Tom Lane's avatar Tom Lane
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Grammatical corrections.

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<chapter id="datatype"> <chapter id="datatype">
...@@ -623,6 +623,10 @@ NUMERIC ...@@ -623,6 +623,10 @@ NUMERIC
<primary>serial</primary> <primary>serial</primary>
</indexterm> </indexterm>
<indexterm zone="datatype-serial">
<primary>bigserial</primary>
</indexterm>
<indexterm zone="datatype-serial"> <indexterm zone="datatype-serial">
<primary>serial4</primary> <primary>serial4</primary>
</indexterm> </indexterm>
...@@ -679,14 +683,14 @@ CREATE TABLE <replaceable class="parameter">tablename</replaceable> ( ...@@ -679,14 +683,14 @@ CREATE TABLE <replaceable class="parameter">tablename</replaceable> (
<para> <para>
The type names <type>serial</type> and <type>serial4</type> are The type names <type>serial</type> and <type>serial4</type> are
equivalent: both create <type>integer</type> columns. The type equivalent: both create <type>integer</type> columns. The type
names <type>bigserial</type> and <type>serial8</type> works just names <type>bigserial</type> and <type>serial8</type> work just
the same way, except that it creates a <type>bigint</type> the same way, except that they create a <type>bigint</type>
column. <type>serial8</type> should be used if you anticipate column. <type>bigserial</type> should be used if you anticipate
use of more than 2^31 identifiers over the lifetime of the table. use of more than 2^31 identifiers over the lifetime of the table.
</para> </para>
<para> <para>
Implicit sequences supporting the <type>serial</type> are Implicit sequences supporting the <type>serial</type> types are
not automatically dropped when a table containing a serial type not automatically dropped when a table containing a serial type
is dropped. So, the following commands executed in order will likely fail: is dropped. So, the following commands executed in order will likely fail:
...@@ -697,7 +701,8 @@ CREATE TABLE <replaceable class="parameter">tablename</replaceable> (<replaceabl ...@@ -697,7 +701,8 @@ CREATE TABLE <replaceable class="parameter">tablename</replaceable> (<replaceabl
</programlisting> </programlisting>
The sequence will remain in the database until explicitly dropped using The sequence will remain in the database until explicitly dropped using
<command>DROP SEQUENCE</command>. <command>DROP SEQUENCE</command>. (This annoyance will probably be
changed in some future release.)
</para> </para>
</sect2> </sect2>
</sect1> </sect1>
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