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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/datatype.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/datatype.sgml
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--- a/doc/src/sgml/datatype.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/datatype.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!--
-$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/datatype.sgml,v 1.163.2.2 2006/02/09 03:40:30 tgl Exp $
+$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/datatype.sgml,v 1.163.2.3 2006/08/21 16:24:02 tgl Exp $
-->
<chapter id="datatype">
@@ -2296,19 +2296,6 @@ SELECT * FROM test1 WHERE a;
<literal>t</literal> and <literal>f</literal>.
</para>
- <tip>
- <para>
- Values of the <type>boolean</type> type cannot be cast directly
- to other types (e.g., <literal>CAST
- (<replaceable>boolval</replaceable> AS integer)</literal> does
- not work). This can be accomplished using the
- <literal>CASE</literal> expression: <literal>CASE WHEN
- <replaceable>boolval</replaceable> THEN 'value if true' ELSE
- 'value if false' END</literal>. See <xref
- linkend="functions-conditional">.
- </para>
- </tip>
-
<para>
<type>boolean</type> uses 1 byte of storage.
</para>