-
+
Arrays
INSERT INTO sal_emp
VALUES ('Bill',
'{10000, 10000, 10000, 10000}',
- '{{"meeting", "lunch"}, {}}');
+ '{{"meeting", "lunch"}, {"meeting"}}');
+ERROR: multidimensional arrays must have array expressions with matching dimensions
+
+
+ Note that multidimensional arrays must have matching extents for each
+ dimension. A mismatch causes an error report.
+
+INSERT INTO sal_emp
+ VALUES ('Bill',
+ '{10000, 10000, 10000, 10000}',
+ '{{"meeting", "lunch"}, {"training", "presentation"}}');
INSERT INTO sal_emp
VALUES ('Carol',
'{20000, 25000, 25000, 25000}',
- '{{"talk", "consult"}, {"meeting"}}');
+ '{{"breakfast", "consulting"}, {"meeting", "lunch"}}');
- This can lead to surprising results. For example, the result of the
- previous two inserts looks like this:
+ The result of the previous two inserts looks like this:
SELECT * FROM sal_emp;
- name | pay_by_quarter | schedule
--------+---------------------------+--------------------
- Bill | {10000,10000,10000,10000} | {{meeting},{""}}
- Carol | {20000,25000,25000,25000} | {{talk},{meeting}}
+ name | pay_by_quarter | schedule
+-------+---------------------------+-------------------------------------------
+ Bill | {10000,10000,10000,10000} | {{meeting,lunch},{training,presentation}}
+ Carol | {20000,25000,25000,25000} | {{breakfast,consulting},{meeting,lunch}}
(2 rows)
- Because the [2][2] element of
- schedule is missing in each of the
- INSERT statements, the [1][2]
- element is discarded.
-
- Fixing this is on the to-do list.
-
-
-
The ARRAY expression syntax may also be used:
INSERT INTO sal_emp
VALUES ('Bill',
ARRAY[10000, 10000, 10000, 10000],
- ARRAY[['meeting', 'lunch'], ['','']]);
+ ARRAY[['meeting', 'lunch'], ['training', 'presentation']]);
INSERT INTO sal_emp
VALUES ('Carol',
ARRAY[20000, 25000, 25000, 25000],
- ARRAY[['talk', 'consult'], ['meeting', '']]);
-SELECT * FROM sal_emp;
- name | pay_by_quarter | schedule
--------+---------------------------+-------------------------------
- Bill | {10000,10000,10000,10000} | {{meeting,lunch},{"",""}}
- Carol | {20000,25000,25000,25000} | {{talk,consult},{meeting,""}}
-(2 rows)
+ ARRAY[['breakfast', 'consulting'], ['meeting', 'lunch']]);
- Note that with this syntax, multidimensional arrays must have matching
- extents for each dimension. A mismatch causes an error report, rather than
- silently discarding values as in the previous case.
- For example:
-INSERT INTO sal_emp
- VALUES ('Carol',
- ARRAY[20000, 25000, 25000, 25000],
- ARRAY[['talk', 'consult'], ['meeting']]);
-ERROR: multidimensional arrays must have array expressions with matching dimensions
-
- Also notice that the array elements are ordinary SQL constants or
+ Notice that the array elements are ordinary SQL constants or
expressions; for instance, string literals are single quoted, instead of
double quoted as they would be in an array literal. The ARRAY>
expression syntax is discussed in more detail in
SELECT schedule[1:2][1:1] FROM sal_emp WHERE name = 'Bill';
- schedule
---------------------
- {{meeting},{""}}
+ schedule
+------------------------
+ {{meeting},{training}}
(1 row)
is specified, as in this example:
SELECT schedule[1:2][2] FROM sal_emp WHERE name = 'Bill';
- schedule
----------------------------
- {{meeting,lunch},{"",""}}
+
+ schedule
+-------------------------------------------
+ {{meeting,lunch},{training,presentation}}
(1 row)
up to the next right brace or delimiter is taken as the item value.
+ By default, the lower bound index value of an array's dimensions is
+ set to one. If any of an array's dimensions has a lower bound index not
+ equal to one, an additional decoration that indicates the actual
+ array dimensions will precede the array structure decoration.
+ The decoration consists of square braces ([> and ]>)
+ around each array dimension's lower and upper bound indicies, plus
+ a colon (:>) delimiter character inbetween. Delimiting the
+ array dimension decoration from the array structure decoration is a
+ single assignment operator (=>). For example:
+SELECT 1 || ARRAY[2,3] AS array;
+
+ array
+---------------
+ [0:2]={1,2,3}
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT ARRAY[1,2] || ARRAY[[3,4]] AS array;
+
+ array
+--------------------------
+ [0:1][1:2]={{1,2},{3,4}}
+(1 row)
+
+
+
+ In a similar fashion, an array with non-default indicies may be specified
+ using the same literal syntax. For example:
+SELECT f1[1][-2][3] AS e1, f1[1][-1][5] AS e2
+ FROM (SELECT '[1:1][-2:-1][3:5]={{{1,2,3},{4,5,6}}}'::int[] AS f1) AS ss;
+
+ e1 | e2
+----+----
+ 1 | 6
+(1 row)
+
+
+
As shown previously, when writing an array value you may write double
quotes around any individual array
*
*
* IDENTIFICATION
- * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/utils/adt/arrayfuncs.c,v 1.105 2004/06/16 01:26:47 tgl Exp $
+ * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/utils/adt/arrayfuncs.c,v 1.106 2004/08/05 03:29:37 joe Exp $
*
*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
*/
errmsg("number of array dimensions (%d) exceeds the maximum allowed (%d)",
ndim, MAXDIM)));
- for (q = p; isdigit((unsigned char) *q); q++);
+ for (q = p; isdigit((unsigned char) *q) || (*q == '-') || (*q == '+'); q++);
if (q == p) /* no digits? */
ereport(ERROR,
(errcode(ERRCODE_INVALID_TEXT_REPRESENTATION),
*q = '\0';
lBound[ndim] = atoi(p);
p = q + 1;
- for (q = p; isdigit((unsigned char) *q); q++);
+ for (q = p; isdigit((unsigned char) *q) || (*q == '-') || (*q == '+'); q++);
if (q == p) /* no digits? */
ereport(ERROR,
(errcode(ERRCODE_INVALID_TEXT_REPRESENTATION),
}
else
{
+ int ndim_braces,
+ dim_braces[MAXDIM];
+
/* If array dimensions are given, expect '=' operator */
if (strncmp(p, ASSGN, strlen(ASSGN)) != 0)
ereport(ERROR,
p += strlen(ASSGN);
while (isspace((unsigned char) *p))
p++;
+
+ /*
+ * intuit dimensions from brace structure -- it better match what
+ * we were given
+ */
+ if (*p != '{')
+ ereport(ERROR,
+ (errcode(ERRCODE_INVALID_TEXT_REPRESENTATION),
+ errmsg("array value must start with \"{\" or dimension information")));
+ ndim_braces = ArrayCount(p, dim_braces, typdelim);
+ if (ndim_braces != ndim)
+ ereport(ERROR,
+ (errcode(ERRCODE_INVALID_TEXT_REPRESENTATION),
+ errmsg("array dimensions incompatible with array literal")));
+ for (i = 0; i < ndim; ++i)
+ {
+ if (dim[i] != dim_braces[i])
+ ereport(ERROR,
+ (errcode(ERRCODE_INVALID_TEXT_REPRESENTATION),
+ errmsg("array dimensions incompatible with array literal")));
+ }
}
#ifdef ARRAYDEBUG
ereport(ERROR,
(errcode(ERRCODE_INVALID_TEXT_REPRESENTATION),
errmsg("missing left brace")));
-
dataPtr = ReadArrayStr(p, nitems, ndim, dim, &my_extra->proc, typioparam,
typmod, typdelim, typlen, typbyval, typalign,
&nbytes);
int nest_level = 0,
i;
int ndim = 1,
- temp[MAXDIM];
+ temp[MAXDIM],
+ nelems[MAXDIM],
+ nelems_last[MAXDIM];
bool scanning_string = false;
bool eoArray = false;
char *ptr;
for (i = 0; i < MAXDIM; ++i)
+ {
temp[i] = dim[i] = 0;
+ nelems_last[i] = nelems[i] = 1;
+ }
if (strncmp(str, "{}", 2) == 0)
return 0;
(errcode(ERRCODE_INVALID_TEXT_REPRESENTATION),
errmsg("malformed array literal: \"%s\"", str)));
nest_level--;
+
+ if ((nelems_last[nest_level] != 1) &&
+ (nelems[nest_level] != nelems_last[nest_level]))
+ ereport(ERROR,
+ (errcode(ERRCODE_INVALID_TEXT_REPRESENTATION),
+ errmsg("multidimensional arrays must have "
+ "array expressions with matching "
+ "dimensions")));
+ nelems_last[nest_level] = nelems[nest_level];
+ nelems[nest_level] = 1;
if (nest_level == 0)
eoArray = itemdone = true;
else
break;
default:
if (*ptr == typdelim && !scanning_string)
+ {
itemdone = true;
+ nelems[nest_level - 1]++;
+ }
break;
}
if (!itemdone)
char *p,
*tmp,
*retval,
- **values;
- bool *needquotes;
+ **values,
+ /*
+ * 33 per dim since we assume 15 digits per number + ':' +'[]'
+ *
+ * +2 allows for assignment operator + trailing null
+ */
+ dims_str[(MAXDIM * 33) + 2];
+ bool *needquotes,
+ needdims = false;
int nitems,
overall_length,
i,
k,
indx[MAXDIM];
int ndim,
- *dim;
+ *dim,
+ *lb;
ArrayMetaState *my_extra;
element_type = ARR_ELEMTYPE(v);
ndim = ARR_NDIM(v);
dim = ARR_DIMS(v);
+ lb = ARR_LBOUND(v);
nitems = ArrayGetNItems(ndim, dim);
if (nitems == 0)
PG_RETURN_CSTRING(retval);
}
+ /*
+ * we will need to add explicit dimensions if any dimension
+ * has a lower bound other than one
+ */
+ for (i = 0; i < ndim; i++)
+ {
+ if (lb[i] != 1)
+ {
+ needdims = true;
+ break;
+ }
+ }
+
/*
* Convert all values to string form, count total space needed
* (including any overhead such as escaping backslashes), and detect
*/
for (i = j = 0, k = 1; i < ndim; k *= dim[i++], j += k);
- retval = (char *) palloc(overall_length + 2 * j);
+ /* add explicit dimensions if required */
+ if (needdims)
+ {
+ char *ptr = dims_str;
+
+ for (i = 0; i < ndim; i++)
+ {
+ sprintf(ptr, "[%d:%d]", lb[i], lb[i] + dim[i] - 1);
+ ptr += strlen(ptr);
+ }
+ *ptr++ = *ASSGN;
+ *ptr = '\0';
+ }
+
+ retval = (char *) palloc(strlen(dims_str) + overall_length + 2 * j);
p = retval;
#define APPENDSTR(str) (strcpy(p, (str)), p += strlen(p))
#define APPENDCHAR(ch) (*p++ = (ch), *p = '\0')
+ if (needdims)
+ APPENDSTR(dims_str);
APPENDCHAR('{');
for (i = 0; i < ndim; indx[i++] = 0);
j = 0;
INSERT INTO arrtest (a, b[1:2], c, d[1:2])
VALUES ('{}', '{3,4}', '{foo,bar}', '{bar,foo}');
SELECT * FROM arrtest;
- a | b | c | d | e | f | g
--------------+-----------------+-----------+---------------+-----------+-----------------+-------------
- {1,2,3,4,5} | {{{0,0},{1,2}}} | {} | {} | {1.1,2.2} | {} | {}
- {11,12,23} | {{3,4},{4,5}} | {foobar} | {{elt1,elt2}} | {3.4,6.7} | {"abc ",abcde} | {abc,abcde}
- {} | {3,4} | {foo,bar} | {bar,foo} | | |
+ a | b | c | d | e | f | g
+-------------+-----------------+-----------+---------------+-----------------+-----------------+-------------
+ {1,2,3,4,5} | {{{0,0},{1,2}}} | {} | {} | [0:1]={1.1,2.2} | {} | {}
+ {11,12,23} | {{3,4},{4,5}} | {foobar} | {{elt1,elt2}} | {3.4,6.7} | {"abc ",abcde} | {abc,abcde}
+ {} | {3,4} | {foo,bar} | {bar,foo} | | |
(3 rows)
SELECT arrtest.a[1],
(1 row)
SELECT array_prepend(6, array[42]) AS "{6,42}";
- {6,42}
---------
- {6,42}
+ {6,42}
+--------------
+ [0:1]={6,42}
(1 row)
SELECT array_cat(ARRAY[1,2], ARRAY[3,4]) AS "{1,2,3,4}";
(1 row)
SELECT array_cat(ARRAY[1,2], ARRAY[[3,4],[5,6]]) AS "{{1,2},{3,4},{5,6}}";
- {{1,2},{3,4},{5,6}}
----------------------
- {{1,2},{3,4},{5,6}}
+ {{1,2},{3,4},{5,6}}
+--------------------------------
+ [0:2][1:2]={{1,2},{3,4},{5,6}}
(1 row)
SELECT array_cat(ARRAY[[3,4],[5,6]], ARRAY[1,2]) AS "{{3,4},{5,6},{1,2}}";
(1 row)
SELECT 0 || ARRAY[1,2] AS "{0,1,2}";
- {0,1,2}
----------
- {0,1,2}
+ {0,1,2}
+---------------
+ [0:2]={0,1,2}
(1 row)
SELECT ARRAY[1,2] || ARRAY[3,4] AS "{1,2,3,4}";
(1 row)
SELECT 0 || ARRAY[1,2] || 3 AS "{0,1,2,3}";
- {0,1,2,3}
------------
- {0,1,2,3}
+ {0,1,2,3}
+-----------------
+ [0:3]={0,1,2,3}
(1 row)
-- array casts
( testint4arr domainint4arr
, testtextarr domaintextarr
);
-INSERT INTO domarrtest values ('{2,2}', '{{"a","b"}{"c","d"}}');
-INSERT INTO domarrtest values ('{{2,2}{2,2}}', '{{"a","b"}}');
-INSERT INTO domarrtest values ('{2,2}', '{{"a","b"}{"c","d"}{"e"}}');
-INSERT INTO domarrtest values ('{2,2}', '{{"a"}{"c"}}');
-INSERT INTO domarrtest values (NULL, '{{"a","b"}{"c","d","e"}}');
+INSERT INTO domarrtest values ('{2,2}', '{{"a","b"},{"c","d"}}');
+INSERT INTO domarrtest values ('{{2,2},{2,2}}', '{{"a","b"}}');
+INSERT INTO domarrtest values ('{2,2}', '{{"a","b"},{"c","d"},{"e","f"}}');
+INSERT INTO domarrtest values ('{2,2}', '{{"a"},{"c"}}');
+INSERT INTO domarrtest values (NULL, '{{"a","b","c"},{"d","e","f"}}');
select * from domarrtest;
testint4arr | testtextarr
---------------+---------------------
- {2,2} | {{a,c},{"",d}}
- {{2,2},{0,2}} | {{a,b}}
- {2,2} | {{a},{c},{e}}
- {2,2} | {{c},{""}}
- | {{a,c,""},{"",d,e}}
+ {2,2} | {{a,b},{c,d}}
+ {{2,2},{2,2}} | {{a,b}}
+ {2,2} | {{a,b},{c,d},{e,f}}
+ {2,2} | {{a},{c}}
+ | {{a,b,c},{d,e,f}}
(5 rows)
select testint4arr[1], testtextarr[2:2] from domarrtest;
testint4arr | testtextarr
-------------+-------------
- 2 | {{"",d}}
+ 2 | {{c,d}}
|
+ 2 | {{c,d}}
2 | {{c}}
- 2 | {{""}}
- | {{"",d,e}}
+ | {{d,e,f}}
(5 rows)
drop table domarrtest;
( testint4arr domainint4arr
, testtextarr domaintextarr
);
-INSERT INTO domarrtest values ('{2,2}', '{{"a","b"}{"c","d"}}');
-INSERT INTO domarrtest values ('{{2,2}{2,2}}', '{{"a","b"}}');
-INSERT INTO domarrtest values ('{2,2}', '{{"a","b"}{"c","d"}{"e"}}');
-INSERT INTO domarrtest values ('{2,2}', '{{"a"}{"c"}}');
-INSERT INTO domarrtest values (NULL, '{{"a","b"}{"c","d","e"}}');
+INSERT INTO domarrtest values ('{2,2}', '{{"a","b"},{"c","d"}}');
+INSERT INTO domarrtest values ('{{2,2},{2,2}}', '{{"a","b"}}');
+INSERT INTO domarrtest values ('{2,2}', '{{"a","b"},{"c","d"},{"e","f"}}');
+INSERT INTO domarrtest values ('{2,2}', '{{"a"},{"c"}}');
+INSERT INTO domarrtest values (NULL, '{{"a","b","c"},{"d","e","f"}}');
select * from domarrtest;
select testint4arr[1], testtextarr[2:2] from domarrtest;