the locale docs. Patch from Chris KL, editorialization by Neil Conway.
-
+
Localization>
from being used by LIKE>. For this reason use locales
only if you actually need them.
+
+ As a workaround to allow
PostgreSQL> to use indexes
+ with LIKE> clauses under a non-C locale, several custom
+ operator classes exist. These allow the creation of an index that
+ performs a strict character-by-character comparison, ignoring
+ locale comparison rules. Refer to
+ for more information.
+