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doc: Add example for inet vs cidr difference
authorPeter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>
Fri, 11 Aug 2017 20:40:56 +0000 (16:40 -0400)
committerPeter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>
Fri, 11 Aug 2017 20:40:56 +0000 (16:40 -0400)
Reported-by: kes-kes@yandex.ru
doc/src/sgml/datatype.sgml

index af5daef7ab2fb4142d4bfcf5ac957b2711bab1f5..5f881a0b74bac88a3beb27363e892fab1b2e96b0 100644 (file)
@@ -3623,7 +3623,9 @@ SELECT person.name, holidays.num_weeks FROM person, holidays
     <para>
     The essential difference between <type>inet</type> and <type>cidr</type>
     data types is that <type>inet</type> accepts values with nonzero bits to
-    the right of the netmask, whereas <type>cidr</type> does not.
+    the right of the netmask, whereas <type>cidr</type> does not.  For
+    example, <literal>192.168.0.1/24</literal> is valid for <type>inet</type>
+    but not for <type>cidr</type>.
     </para>
 
       <tip>