function DatabaseSchema_pgsql::processField
Set database-engine specific properties for a field.
Parameters
$field: A field description array, as specified in the schema documentation.
3 calls to DatabaseSchema_pgsql::processField()
- DatabaseSchema_pgsql::addField in includes/
database/ pgsql/ schema.inc  - Add a new field to a table.
 - DatabaseSchema_pgsql::changeField in includes/
database/ pgsql/ schema.inc  - Change a field definition.
 - DatabaseSchema_pgsql::createTableSql in includes/
database/ pgsql/ schema.inc  - Generate SQL to create a new table from a Drupal schema definition.
 
File
- 
              includes/
database/ pgsql/ schema.inc, line 319  
Class
Code
protected function processField($field) {
  if (!isset($field['size'])) {
    $field['size'] = 'normal';
  }
  // Set the correct database-engine specific datatype.
  // In case one is already provided, force it to lowercase.
  if (isset($field['pgsql_type'])) {
    $field['pgsql_type'] = drupal_strtolower($field['pgsql_type']);
  }
  else {
    $map = $this->getFieldTypeMap();
    $field['pgsql_type'] = $map[$field['type'] . ':' . $field['size']];
  }
  if (!empty($field['unsigned'])) {
    // Unsigned datatypes are not supported in PostgreSQL 8.3. In MySQL,
    // they are used to ensure a positive number is inserted and it also
    // doubles the maximum integer size that can be stored in a field.
    // The PostgreSQL schema in Drupal creates a check constraint
    // to ensure that a value inserted is >= 0. To provide the extra
    // integer capacity, here, we bump up the column field size.
    if (!isset($map)) {
      $map = $this->getFieldTypeMap();
    }
    switch ($field['pgsql_type']) {
      case 'smallint':
        $field['pgsql_type'] = $map['int:medium'];
        break;
      case 'int':
        $field['pgsql_type'] = $map['int:big'];
        break;
    }
  }
  if (isset($field['type']) && $field['type'] == 'serial') {
    unset($field['not null']);
  }
  return $field;
}
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