The following bug has been logged online:

Bug reference: 2395
Logged by: wangshj
Email address: wangshj (AT) sduept (DOT) com
PostgreSQL version: 8.1.3
Operating system: CentOS release 4.3 (Final)
Description: Can't get right type oid by PQftype.
Details:

I create a domain type testdomainoid.

CREATE DOMAIN testdomainoid int CHECK(value >20);

In my database,the type oid of testdomainoid is 16385.But PQftype return 23
for testdomainoid's type oid.How could I get the testdomainoid's type oid.

--Creating a table use domain type.
CREATE TABLE test_domain_oid ( col testdomainoid );

--Insert a value.
INSERT INTO test_domain_oid VALUES (30);

//following is my test code.
#include <iostream>
#include "libpq-fe.h"
#include <sstream>

int main(int argc, char ** argv){
PGconn * conn = PQconnectdb("");
if( CONNECTION_OK != PQstatus(conn ) )
{
std::cout << "\nCan't connecte to db\n";
return 0;
}

PGresult * r = PQexec( conn, "SELECT col FROM test_domain_oid " );
if( PGRES_TUPLES_OK == PQresultStatus(r) )
{
Oid id = PQftype( r, 0 );
int mod = PQfmod( r, 0 );
std::cout<<"\noid: " << id<<"\nmod:" << mod <<std::endl;
}
else
{
std::cout << "\nQuery failed..\n";
return 0;
}

PQclear( r );
PQfinish( conn );
};

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On Apr 14 06:30, wangshj wrote:
PQftype() returns the OID of the actual _type_ used in the domain.
Therefore, you get 23, OID of the int4/int type, in the above query.

Simply by querying pg_type catalog:

SELECT oid FROM pg_catalog.pg_type WHERE typname = 'testdomainoid';


Regards.

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