How to cast string value to enum

Question

I have a table with an enum type in it, and I created a function to add data to that table. I want that function to be generous in what to accept, so I take a text as the enum type and want to cast it later.

This is the enum:

CREATE TYPE public.enum_log_priority AS ENUM (
    'critical','error','warning','notice','debug'
);

And this is the function:

CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION public.log_write(
    _message text,
    _priority text
) RETURNS integer AS
$body$
BEGIN
    _priority = lower(_priority);
    INSERT INTO log (message, priority) VALUES (_message, _priority);

    RETURN 0;
END
$body$
LANGUAGE 'plpgsql';

I know this doesn't work:

ERROR: column "priority" is of type enum_log_priority but expression is of type text

but how can I do this?

Please specify the structure of enum_log_priority with all possible values — Rakesh Soni, Sep 05 '13 at 09:11

score 57 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:09

57

Use syntax like below during insertion

'critical'::enum_log_priority

Please see some link as well

http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.1/static/datatype-enum.html

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edited May 23 '17 at 12:09

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answered Sep 05 '13 at 09:17

Rakesh Soni

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score 5 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 05 '13 at 12:06

change your function like this:

CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION public.log_write(
    _message text,
    _priority text
) RETURNS integer AS
$body$
BEGIN
    _priority = lower(_priority);
    INSERT INTO log (message, priority) VALUES (_message, _priority::enum_log_priority);

    RETURN 0;
END
$body$
LANGUAGE 'plpgsql';

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score 5 · Answer 3 · answered Dec 06 '21 at 14:59

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Postgres supports also the cast function:

cast(priority AS enum_log_priority);

answered Dec 06 '21 at 14:59

Michele Dorigatti

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not working for me, same error – mik3fly-4steri5k Oct 07 '22 at 09:27
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please post a question stating what you tried, which error you get and reference this answer – Michele Dorigatti Oct 07 '22 at 13:06
"ERROR: column "type" is of type geotargettypenum but expression is of type text" with cast(type AS geotargettypeenum); ENUM is create type geotargettypeenum as enum ('ADMIN_ZONE', 'BUFFER', 'INSEE_CODE', 'IRIS_CODE', 'POLYGON', 'POSTAL_CODE'); – mik3fly-4steri5k Oct 07 '22 at 15:17
Not here. You need to write your own question. – Michele Dorigatti Oct 07 '22 at 19:07
you don't need the cast, your expression is not an enum, but a text – Michele Dorigatti Oct 07 '22 at 19:25

score -1 · Answer 4 · answered Jan 06 '23 at 21:29

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Consider that sometimes (for example in Prisma raw queries) you need to put the enum type inside quotations.

'critical'::"enum_log_priority"

answered Jan 06 '23 at 21:29

Farhad

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