QUERY: SELECT 'first line'
' - next line'
	' - third line'
	AS "Three lines to one";
Three lines to one                 
-----------------------------------
first line - next line - third line
(1 row)

QUERY: SELECT 'first line'
' - next line' /* this comment is not allowed here */
' - third line'
	AS "Illegal comment within continuation";
ERROR:  parser: parse error at or near "'"
QUERY: SELECT CAST(f1 AS text) AS "text(char)" FROM CHAR_TBL;
text(char)
----------
a         
ab        
abcd      
abcd      
(4 rows)

QUERY: SELECT CAST(f1 AS text) AS "text(varchar)" FROM VARCHAR_TBL;
text(varchar)
-------------
a            
ab           
abcd         
abcd         
(4 rows)

QUERY: SELECT CAST(name 'namefield' AS text) AS "text(name)";
text(name)
----------
namefield 
(1 row)

QUERY: SELECT CAST(f1 AS char) AS "char(text)" FROM TEXT_TBL;
char(text)       
-----------------
doh!             
hi de ho neighbor
(2 rows)

QUERY: SELECT CAST(f1 AS char) AS "char(varchar)" FROM VARCHAR_TBL;
char(varchar)
-------------
a            
ab           
abcd         
abcd         
(4 rows)

QUERY: SELECT CAST(name 'namefield' AS char) AS "char(name)";
char(name)
----------
namefield 
(1 row)

QUERY: SELECT CAST(f1 AS varchar) AS "varchar(text)" FROM TEXT_TBL;
varchar(text)    
-----------------
doh!             
hi de ho neighbor
(2 rows)

QUERY: SELECT CAST(f1 AS varchar) AS "varchar(char)" FROM CHAR_TBL;
varchar(char)
-------------
a            
ab           
abcd         
abcd         
(4 rows)

QUERY: SELECT CAST(name 'namefield' AS varchar) AS "varchar(name)";
varchar(name)
-------------
namefield    
(1 row)

QUERY: SELECT TRIM(BOTH FROM '  bunch o blanks  ') AS "bunch o blanks";
bunch o blanks
--------------
bunch o blanks
(1 row)

QUERY: SELECT TRIM(LEADING FROM '  bunch o blanks  ') AS "bunch o blanks  ";
bunch o blanks  
----------------
bunch o blanks  
(1 row)

QUERY: SELECT TRIM(TRAILING FROM '  bunch o blanks  ') AS "  bunch o blanks";
  bunch o blanks
----------------
  bunch o blanks
(1 row)

QUERY: SELECT TRIM(BOTH 'x' FROM 'xxxxxsome Xsxxxxx') AS "some Xs";
some Xs
-------
some Xs
(1 row)

QUERY: SELECT SUBSTRING('1234567890' FROM 3) AS "34567890";
34567890
--------
34567890
(1 row)

QUERY: SELECT SUBSTRING('1234567890' FROM 4 FOR 3) AS "456";
456
---
456
(1 row)

QUERY: SELECT POSITION('4' IN '1234567890') AS "4";
4
-
4
(1 row)

QUERY: SELECT POSITION(5 IN '1234567890') AS "5";
5
-
5
(1 row)

QUERY: SELECT 'unknown' || ' and unknown' AS "Concat unknown types";
Concat unknown types
--------------------
unknown and unknown 
(1 row)

QUERY: SELECT text 'text' || ' and unknown' AS "Concat text to unknown type";
Concat text to unknown type
---------------------------
text and unknown           
(1 row)

QUERY: SELECT text 'text' || char ' and char' AS "Concat text to char";
Concat text to char
-------------------
text and char      
(1 row)

QUERY: SELECT text 'text' || varchar ' and varchar' AS "Concat text to varchar";
Concat text to varchar
----------------------
text and varchar      
(1 row)