-
- Functions
-
+
+
+
+
Functions and Operators
+
+
Postgres provides a large number of
+ functions and operators for the built-in data types. Users can also
+ define their own functions and operators, as described in the
+ Programmer's Guide. The
+ \do can be used to show the list of all actually
+ available function and operators, respectively.
+
+
+ If you are concerned about portability then take note that most of
+ the functions and operators described in this chapter, with the
+ exception of the most trivial arithmetic and comparison operators
+ and some explicitly marked functions, are not specified by the SQL
+ standard. However, many other RDBMS packages provide a lot of the
+ same or similar functions, and some of the ones provided in
+
Postgres have in fact been inspired by
+ other implementations.
+
+
+
+
Comparison Operators
+
+
+
Comparison Operators
+
+
+ |
+ Operator
+ Description
+
+
+
+
+ |
+ <
+ less than
+
+
+ |
+ >
+ greater than
+
+
+ |
+ <=
+ less than or equal to
+
+
+ |
+ >=
+ greater than or equal to
+
+
+ |
+ =
+ equal
+
+
+ |
+ <> or !=
+ not equal
+
+
+
+
+
+
- Describes the built-in functions available
+ The != operator is converted to
+ <> in the parser stage. It is not
+ possible to implement != and
+ <> operators that do different things.
-
+
+
+ Comparison operators are available for all data types where this
+ makes sense. All comparison operators are binary operators that
+ return boolean values; expressions like 1 < 2 <
+ 3 are not valid (because there is no
+ < operator to compare a boolean with
+ 3).
+
+
+
+
+
+
Mathematical Functions and Operators
+
+
+
Mathematical Operators
+
+
+
+ |
+ Name
+ Description
+ Example
+ Result
+
+
+
+
+ |
+ +
+ Addition
+ 2 + 3
+ 5
+
+
+ |
+ -
+ Subtraction
+ 2 - 3
+ -1
+
+
+ |
+ *
+ Multiplication
+ 2 * 3
+ 6
+
+
+ |
+ /
+ Division (integer division truncates results)
+ 4 / 2
+ 2
+
+
+ |
+ %
+ Modulo (remainder)
+ 5 % 4
+ 1
+
+
+ |
+ ^
+ Exponentiation
+ 2.0 ^ 3.0
+ 8.0
+
+
+ |
+ |/
+ Square root
+ |/ 25.0
+ 5.0
+
+
+ |
+ ||/
+ Cube root
+ ||/ 27.0
+ 3
+
+
+ |
+ !
+ Factorial
+ 5 !
+ 120
+
+
+ |
+ !!
+ Factorial (left operator)
+ !! 5
+ 120
+
+
+ |
+ @
+ Absolute value
+ @ -5.0
+ 5.0
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
Mathematical Functions
+
+
+ |
+ Function
+ Return Type
+ Description
+ Example
+ Result
+
+
+
+
+ |
+ abs(x)
+ (same as argument type)
+ absolute value
+ abs(-17.4)
+ 17.4
+
+
+ |
+ cbrt(double precision)
+ double precision
+ cube root
+ cbrt(27.0)
+ 9.0
+
+
+ |
+ ceil(numeric)
+ numeric
+ smallest integer not less than argument
+ ceil(-42.8)
+ -42
+
+
+ |
+ degrees(double precision)
+ double precision
+ convert radians to degrees
+ degrees(0.5)
+ 28.6478897565412
+
+
+ |
+ exp(double precision)
+ double precision
+ exponential function
+ exp(1.0)
+ 2.71828182845905
+
+
+ |
+ floor(numeric)
+ numeric
+ largest integer not greater than argument
+ floor(-42.8)
+ 43
+
+
+ |
+ ln(double precision)
+ double precision
+ natural logarithm
+ ln(2.0)
+ 0.693147180559945
+
+
+ |
+ log(double precision)
+ double precision
+ base 10 logarithm
+ log(100.0)
+ 2.0
+
+
+ |
+
log(base numeric, x numeric)+ numeric
+ logarithm to specified base
+ log(2.0, 64.0)
+ 6.0
+
+
+ |
+ (same as argument types)
+
remainder (modulo) of the division y/x+ mod(9,4)
+ 1
+
+
+ |
+ pi()
+ double precision
+ Pi
constant
+ pi()
+ 3.14159265358979
+
+
+ |
+ pow(double precision, double precision)
+ double precision
+ raise a number to the specified exponent
+ pow(9.0, 3.0)
+ 729.0
+
+
+ |
+ radians(double precision)
+ double precision
+ convert degrees to radians
+ radians(45.0)
+ 0.785398163397448
+
+
+ |
+ random()
+ double precision
+ a pseudo-random value between 0.0 to 1.0
+ random()
+
+
+
+ |
+ round(double precision)
+ double precision
+ round to nearest integer
+ round(42.4)
+ 42
+
+
+ |
+
round(value numeric, scale integer)+ numeric
+ round to specified number of decimal places
+ round(42.4382, 2)
+ 42.44
+
+
+ |
+ sqrt(double precision)
+ double precision
+ square root
+ sqrt(2.0)
+ 1.4142135623731
+
+
+ |
+ trunc(double precision)
+ double precision
+ truncate (toward zero)
+ trunc(42.8)
+ 42
+
+
+ |
+
trunc(value numeric, scale integer)+ numeric
+ truncate to specified number of decimal places
+ round(42.4382, 2)
+ 42.43
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ The functions exp, ln,
+ log, pow,
+ round (1 argument), sqrt,
+ and trunc (1 argument) are also available for
+ the type numeric in place of double
+ precision. Many of these functions are implemented on top
+ of the host system's C library and behavior in boundary cases could
+ therefore vary depending on the operating system.
+
+
+
+
Trigonometric Functions
+
+
+
+ |
+ Function
+ Description
+
+
+
+
+ |
+ acos(x)
+ inverse cosine
+
+
+ |
+ asin(x)
+ inverse sine
+
+
+ |
+ atan(x)
+ inverse tangent
+
+
+ |
+ atan2(x, y)
+ inverse tangent of y/x
+
+
+ |
+ cos(x)
+ cosine
+
+
+ |
+ cot(x)
+ cotangent
+
+
+ |
+ sin(x)
+ sine
+
+
+ |
+ tan(x)
+ tangent
+
+
+
+
+
+ All trigonometric functions have arguments and return values of
+ type double precision.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
String Functions and Operators
+
+ This section describes functions and operators for examining and
+ manipulating string values. Strings in this context include values
+ of all the types CHARACTER, CHARACTER
+ VARYING, and TEXT. Unless otherwise noted, all
+ of the functions listed below work on all of these types, but be
+ wary of potential effects of the automatic padding when using the
+ CHARACTER type. Generally the functions described
+ here also work on data of non-string types by converting that data
+ to a string representation first.
+
+
+ SQL defines some string functions with a special syntax where
+ certain keywords rather than commas are used to separate the
+ arguments. Details are in .
+ These functions are also implemented using the regular syntax for
+ function invocation. (See .)
+
+
+
<acronym>SQL</acronym> String Functions and Operators
+
+
+ |
+ Function
+ Return Type
+ Description
+ Example
+ Result
+
+
+
+
+ |
+ text
+ string concatenation
+ 'Postgre' || 'SQL'
+ PostgreSQL
+
+
+ |
+
char_length(string) or character_length(string)+ integer
+ length of string
+ char_length('jose')
+ 4
+
+
+ |
+ text
+ Convert string to lower case.
+ lower('TOM')
+ tom
+
+
+ |
+ integer
+ number of bytes in string
+ octet_length('jose')
+ 4
+
+
+ |
+
position(substring in string)+ integer
+ location of specified substring
+ position('om' in 'Thomas')
+ 3
+
+
+ |
+
substring(string from integer for integer)+ text
+ extract substring
+ substring('Thomas' from 2 for 3)
+ oma
+
+
+ |
+
+ trim(leading | trailing | both
+
+ text
+
+ Removes the longest string containing only the
+
characters (a space by default) from the
+ beginning/end/both ends of the
string.
+
+ trim(both 'x' from 'xTomx')
+ Tom
+
+
+ |
+ text
+ Convert string to upper case.
+ upper('tom')
+ TOM
+
+
+
+
- Many data types have functions available for conversion to other related types.
- In addition, there are some type-specific functions. Some functions are also
- available through operators and may be documented as operators only.
+ Additional string manipulation functions are available and are
+ listed below. Some of them are used internally to implement the
+ SQL string functions listed above.
-
-
SQL Functions
+
Other String Functions
+
+
+ |
+ Function
+ Return type
+ Description
+ Example
+ Result
+
+
+
+
+ |
+ ascii(text)
+ integer
+
Returns the ASCII code of the first character of the argument.+ ascii('x')
+ 120
+
+
+ |
+
btrim(string text, trim text)+ text
+
+ Remove (trim) the longest string consisting only of characters
+ in
trim from the start and end of
+
+ btrim('xyxtrimyyx','xy')
+ trim
+
+
+ |
+ chr(integer)
+ text
+
Returns the character with the given ASCII code.+ chr(65)
+ A
+
+
+ |
+ initcap(text)
+ text
+ Converts first letter of each word (whitespace separated) to upper case.
+ initcap('hello thomas')
+ Hello Thomas
+
+
+ |
+
+
+ text
+
+ Fills up the
string to length
+
length by prepending the characters
+
fill (a space by default). If the
+
string is already longer than
+
length then it is truncated (on the
+ right).
+
+ lpad('hi', 5, 'xy')
+ xyxhi
+
+
+ |
+
ltrim(string text, trim text)+ text
+
+ Removes the longest string containing only characters from
+
trim from the start of the string.
+
+ ltrim('zzzytrim','xyz')
+ trim
+
+
+ |
+ repeat(text, integer)
+ text
+ Repeat text a number of times.
+ repeat('Pg', 4)
+ PgPgPgPg
+
+
+ |
+
+
+ text
+
+ Fills up the
string to length
+
length by appending the characters
+
fill (a space by default). If the
+
string is already longer than
+
length then it is truncated.
+
+ rpad('hi', 5, 'xy')
+ hixyx
+
+
+ |
+
rtrim(string text, trim text)+ text
+
+ Removes the longest string containing only characters from
+
trim from the end of the string.
+
+ rtrim('trimxxxx','x')
+ trim
+
+
+ |
+
strpos(string, substring)+ text
+
+ Locates specified substring. (same as
+
string), but note the reversed
+ argument order)
+
+ strpos('high','ig')
+
+
+ |
+
substr(string, from , count)+ text
+
+ Extracts specified substring. (same as
substring(string from from for count))
+
+ substr('alphabet', 3, 2)
+ ph
+
+
+ |
+
to_ascii(text , encoding)+ text
+
Converts text from multibyte encoding to ASCII.+ to_ascii('Karel')
+
+
+
+ |
+
+
+ text
+
+ Any character in
string that matches a
+ character in the
from set is replaced by
+ the corresponding character in the
to+ set.
+
+ translate('12345', '14', 'ax')
+ a23x5
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ The to_ascii function supports conversion from
+ LATIN1, LATIN2, WIN1250 (CP1250) only.
+
+
+
+
+
+
Pattern Matching
+
+ There are two separate approaches to pattern matching provided by
+ LIKE operator and
+
POSIX-style regular expressions.
+
+
-
SQL functions are constructs
- defined by the
SQL92 standard which have
- function-like syntax but which can not be implemented as simple
- functions.
+ If you have pattern matching needs that go beyond this, or want to
+ make pattern-driven substitutions or translations, consider
+ writing a user-defined function in Perl or Tcl.
+
+
+
+
Pattern Matching with <function>LIKE</function>
+
+
+string LIKE pattern ESCAPE escape-character
+string NOT LIKE pattern ESCAPE escape-character
+
-
SQL Functions
-
-
- |
- Function
- Returns
- Description
- Example
-
-
-
- |
- COALESCE(list)
- non-NULL
- return first non-NULL value in list
- COALESCE(rle, c2 + 5, 0)
-
- |
- NULLIF(input,value)
- input or NULL
- return NULL if
- input =
- value,
- else input
-
- NULLIF(c1, 'N/A')
-
- |
- CASE WHEN expr THEN expr [...] ELSE expr END
- expr
- return expression for first true WHEN clause
- CASE WHEN c1 = 1 THEN 'match' ELSE 'no match' END
-
-
-
-
+ Every pattern defines a set of strings.
+ The LIKE expression returns true if the
+ string is contained in the set of
+ strings represented by pattern. (As
+ expected, the NOT LIKE expression returns
+ false if LIKE returns true, and vice versa.
+ An equivalent expression is NOT
+ (string LIKE
+ pattern).)
-
-
-
Mathematical Functions
+ If pattern does not contain percent
+ signs or underscore then the pattern only represents the string
+ itself; in that case LIKE acts like the
+ equals operator. An underscore (_) in
+ pattern stands for (matches) any single
+ character, a percent sign (%) matches zero or
+ more characters.
+
+
+
+ Some examples:
+'abc' LIKE 'abc' true
+'abc' LIKE 'a%' true
+'abc' LIKE '_b_' true
+'abc' LIKE 'c' false
+
+
+
-
Mathematical Functions
-
-
- |
- Function
- Returns
- Description
- Example
-
-
-
- |
- abs(float8)
- float8
- absolute value
- abs(-17.4)
-
- |
- degrees(float8)
- float8
- radians to degrees
- degrees(0.5)
-
- |
- exp(float8)
- float8
- raise e to the specified exponent
- exp(2.0)
-
- |
- ln(float8)
- float8
- natural logarithm
- ln(2.0)
-
- |
- log(float8)
- float8
- base 10 logarithm
- log(2.0)
-
- |
- pi()
- float8
- fundamental constant
- pi()
-
- |
- pow(float8,float8)
- float8
- raise a number to the specified exponent
- pow(2.0, 16.0)
-
- |
- radians(float8)
- float8
- degrees to radians
- radians(45.0)
-
- |
- round(float8)
- float8
- round to nearest integer
- round(42.4)
-
- |
- sqrt(float8)
- float8
- square root
- sqrt(2.0)
-
- |
- cbrt(float8)
- float8
- cube root
- cbrt(27.0)
-
- |
- trunc(float8)
- float8
- truncate (towards zero)
- trunc(42.4)
-
- |
- float(int)
- float8
- convert integer to floating point
- float(2)
-
- |
- float4(int)
- float4
- convert integer to floating point
- float4(2)
-
- |
- integer(float)
- int
- convert floating point to integer
- integer(2.0)
-
- |
- random()
- float8
- random value in the range 0.0 to 1.0
- random()
-
- |
- setseed(float8)
- int
- set seed for subsequent random() calls
- setseed(0.54823)
-
-
-
-
+ LIKE pattern matches always cover the entire
+ string. On order to match a pattern anywhere within a string, the
+ pattern must therefore start and end with a percent sign.
- Most of the functions listed for FLOAT8 are also available for
- type NUMERIC.
+ In order to match a literal underscore or percent sign, the
+ respective character in pattern must be
+ preceded by the active escape character. The default escape
+ character is the backslash but a different one may be selected by
+ using the ESCAPE clause. When using the
+ backslash as escape character in literal strings it must be
+ doubled, because the backslash already has a special meaning in
+ string literals.
-
Transcendental Mathematical Functions
-
-
- |
- Function
- Returns
- Description
- Example
-
-
-
- |
- acos(float8)
- float8
- arccosine
- acos(10.0)
-
- |
- asin(float8)
- float8
- arcsine
- asin(10.0)
-
- |
- atan(float8)
- float8
- arctangent
- atan(10.0)
-
- |
- atan2(float8,float8)
- float8
- arctangent
- atan2(10.0,20.0)
-
- |
- cos(float8)
- float8
- cosine
- cos(0.4)
-
- |
- cot(float8)
- float8
- cotangent
- cot(20.0)
-
- |
- sin(float8)
- float8
- sine
- cos(0.4)
-
- |
- tan(float8)
- float8
- tangent
- tan(0.4)
-
-
-
-
+ The keyword ILIKE can be used instead of
+ LIKE to make the match case insensitive according
+ to the active locale. This is a
-
+ The operator ~~ is equivalent to
+ LIKE, ~~* corresponds to
+ ILIKE. Finally, there are also
+ !~~ and !~~* operators to
+ represent NOT LIKE and NOT
+ ILIKE. All of these are also
+
+
-
-
String Functions
+
+
+
POSIX Regular Expressions
- SQL92 defines string functions with specific syntax. Some of these
- are implemented using other
Postgres functions.
- The supported string types for
SQL92 are
- char, varchar, and text.
+ POSIX regular expressions provide a more powerful means for
+ pattern matching than the LIKE function.
+ Many Unix tools such as egrep,
+ sed, or awk use a pattern
+ matching language that is similar to the one described here.
-
<acronym>SQL92</acronym> String Functions
-
-
- |
- Function
- Returns
- Description
- Example
-
-
-
- |
- char_length(string)
- int4
- length of string
- char_length('jose')
-
- |
- character_length(string)
- int4
- length of string
- char_length('jose')
-
- |
- lower(string)
- string
- convert string to lower case
- lower('TOM')
-
- |
- octet_length(string)
- int4
- storage length of string
- octet_length('jose')
-
- |
- position(string in string)
- int4
- location of specified substring
- position('o' in 'Tom')
-
- |
- substring(string [from int] [for int])
- string
- extract specified substring
- substring('Tom' from 2 for 2)
-
- |
- trim([leading|trailing|both] [string] from string)
- string
- trim characters from string
- trim(both 'x' from 'xTomx')
-
- |
- upper(text)
- text
- convert text to upper case
- upper('tom')
-
-
-
-
+ A regular expression is a character sequence that is an
+ abbreviated definition of a set of strings (a regular
+ set). A string is said to match a regular expression
+ if it is a member of the regular set described by the regular
+ expression. Unlike the LIKE operator, a
+ regular expression also matches anywhere within a string, unless
+ the regular expression is explicitly anchored to the beginning or
+ end of the string.
+
+
Regular Expression Match Operators
+
+
+
+ |
+ Operator
+ Description
+ Example
+
+
+
+
+ |
+ ~
+ Matches regular expression, case sensitive
+ 'thomas' ~ '.*thomas.*'
+
+ |
+ ~*
+ Matches regular expression, case insensitive
+ 'thomas' ~* '.*Thomas.*'
+
+ |
+ !~
+ Does not match regular expression, case sensitive
+ 'thomas' !~ '.*Thomas.*'
+
+ |
+ !~*
+ Does not match regular expression, case insensitive
+ 'thomas' !~* '.*vadim.*'
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
- Many additional string functions are available for text, varchar(), and char() types.
- Some are used internally to implement the SQL92 string functions listed above.
+ Regular expressions (RE
s), as defined in POSIX
+ 1003.2, come in two forms: modern REs (roughly those of
+ egrep; 1003.2 calls these
+ extended
REs) and obsolete REs (roughly those of
+ ed; 1003.2 basic
REs). Obsolete
+ REs are not available in
Postgres.
-
String Functions
-
-
- |
- Function
- Returns
- Description
- Example
-
-
-
- |
- ascii(text)
- int
- returns the decimal representation of the first character from text
- ascii('x')
-
- |
- btrim(text,set)
- text
- both (left and right) trim characters from text
- btrim('xxxtrimxxx','x')
-
- |
- char(text)
- char
- convert text to char type
- char('text string')
-
- |
- char(varchar)
- char
- convert varchar to char type
- char(varchar 'varchar string')
-
- |
- chr(int)
- text
- returns the character having the binary equivalent to int
- chr(65)
-
- |
- initcap(text)
- text
- first letter of each word to upper case
- initcap('thomas')
-
- |
- lpad(text,int,text)
- text
- left pad string to specified length
- lpad('hi',4,'??')
-
- |
- ltrim(text,text)
- text
- left trim characters from text
- ltrim('xxxxtrim','x')
-
- |
- repeat(text,int)
- text
- repeat text by int
- repeat('Pg', 4)
-
- |
- rpad(text,int,text)
- text
- right pad string to specified length
- rpad('hi',4,'x')
-
- |
- rtrim(text,text)
- text
- right trim characters from text
- rtrim('trimxxxx','x')
-
- |
- substr(text,int[,int])
- text
- extract specified substring
- substr('hi there',3,5)
-
- |
- text(char)
- text
- convert char to text type
- text('char string')
-
- |
- text(varchar)
- text
- convert varchar to text type
- text(varchar 'varchar string')
-
- |
- strpos(text,text)
- text
- locate specified substring
- strpos('high','ig')
-
- |
- to_ascii(text [,name|int])
- text
- convert text from multibyte encoding to ASCII
- to_ascii('Karel')
-
- |
- translate(text,from,to)
- text
- convert character in string
- translate('12345', '1', 'a')
-
- |
- varchar(char)
- varchar
- convert char to varchar type
- varchar('char string')
-
- |
- varchar(text)
- varchar
- convert text to varchar type
- varchar('text string')
-
-
-
-
+ A (modern) RE is one or more non-empty
+ branches, separated by
+ |. It matches anything that matches one of the
+ branches.
- Most functions explicitly defined for text will work for char() and varchar() arguments.
+ A branch is one or more pieces,
+ concatenated. It matches a match for the first, followed by a
+ match for the second, etc.
+
- The to_ascii() support conversion from LATIN1, LATIN2, WIN1250 (CP1250) only.
+ A piece is an atom possibly followed by a
+ single *, +,
+ ?, or bound. An atom
+ followed by * matches a sequence of 0 or more
+ matches of the atom. An atom followed by +
+ matches a sequence of 1 or more matches of the atom. An atom
+ followed by ? matches a sequence of 0 or 1
+ matches of the atom.
-
-
-
Date/Time Functions
+ A bound is { followed by
+ an unsigned decimal integer, possibly followed by
+ , possibly followed by another unsigned decimal
+ integer, always followed by }. The integers
+ must lie between 0 and RE_DUP_MAX (255)
+ inclusive, and if there are two of them, the first may not exceed
+ the second. An atom followed by a bound containing one integer
+ i and no comma matches a sequence of
+ exactly i matches of the atom. An atom
+ followed by a bound containing one integer
+ i and a comma matches a sequence of
+ i or more matches of the atom. An atom
+ followed by a bound containing two integers
+ i and j
+ matches a sequence of i through
+ j (inclusive) matches of the atom.
+
+
+
+ A repetition operator (?,
+ *, +, or bounds) cannot
+ follow another repetition operator. A repetition operator cannot
+ begin an expression or subexpression or follow
+ ^ or |.
+
+
- The date/time functions provide a powerful set of tools
- for manipulating various date/time types.
+ An atom is a regular expression enclosed in
+ () (matching a match for the regular
+ expression), an empty set of () (matching the
+ null string), a bracket expression (see
+ below), . (matching any single character),
+ ^ (matching the null string at the beginning of
+ a line), $ (matching the null string at the end
+ of a line), a \ followed by one of the
+ characters ^.[$()|*+?{\ (matching that
+ character taken as an ordinary character), a \
+ followed by any other character (matching that character taken as
+ an ordinary character, as if the \ had not been
+ present), or a single character with no other significance
+ (matching that character). A { followed by a
+ character other than a digit is an ordinary character, not the
+ beginning of a bound. It is illegal to end an RE with
+ \.
-
Date/Time Functions
-
-
- |
- Function
- Returns
- Description
- Example
-
-
-
- |
- abstime(timestamp)
- abstime
- convert to abstime
- abstime(timestamp 'now')
-
- |
- age(timestamp)
- interval
- preserve months and years
- age(timestamp '1957-06-13')
-
- |
- age(timestamp,timestamp)
- interval
- preserve months and years
- age('now', timestamp '1957-06-13')
-
- |
- date_part(text,timestamp)
- float8
- portion of date
- date_part('dow',timestamp 'now')
-
- |
- date_part(text,interval)
- float8
- portion of time
- date_part('hour',interval '4 hrs 3 mins')
-
- |
- date_trunc(text,timestamp)
- timestamp
- truncate date
- date_trunc('month',abstime 'now')
-
- |
- interval(reltime)
- interval
- convert to interval
- interval(reltime '4 hours')
-
- |
- isfinite(timestamp)
- bool
- a finite time?
- isfinite(timestamp 'now')
-
- |
- isfinite(interval)
- bool
- a finite time?
- isfinite(interval '4 hrs')
-
- |
- reltime(interval)
- reltime
- convert to reltime
- reltime(interval '4 hrs')
-
- |
- timestamp(date)
- timestamp
- convert to timestamp
- timestamp(date 'today')
-
- |
- timestamp(date,time)
- timestamp
- convert to timestamp
- timestamp(timestamp '1998-02-24',time '23:07');
-
- |
- to_char(timestamp,text)
- text
- convert to string
- to_char(timestamp '1998-02-24','DD');
-
-
-
-
+ A bracket expression is a list of
+ characters enclosed in []. It normally matches
+ any single character from the list (but see below). If the list
+ begins with ^, it matches any single character
+ (but see below) not from the rest of the list. If two characters
+ in the list are separated by -, this is
+ shorthand for the full range of characters between those two
+ (inclusive) in the collating sequence,
+ e.g.
[0-9] in
ASCII matches
+ any decimal digit. It is illegal for two ranges to share an
+ endpoint, e.g. a-c-e. Ranges are very
+ collating-sequence-dependent, and portable programs should avoid
+ relying on them.
- For the
- date_part and date_trunc
- functions, arguments can be
- `year', `month',
- `day', `hour',
- `minute', and `second',
- as well as the more specialized quantities
- `decade', `century',
- `millennium', `millisecond',
- and `microsecond'.
- date_part allows `dow'
- to return day of week, 'week' to return the
- ISO-defined week of year, and `epoch' to return
- seconds since 1970 (for timestamp)
- or 'epoch' to return total elapsed seconds
- (for interval).
+ To include a literal ] in the list, make it the
+ first character (following a possible ^). To
+ include a literal -, make it the first or last
+ character, or the second endpoint of a range. To use a literal
+ - as the first endpoint of a range, enclose it
+ in [. and .] to make it a
+ collating element (see below). With the exception of these and
+ some combinations using [ (see next
+ paragraphs), all other special characters, including
+ \, lose their special significance within a
+ bracket expression.
+
+
+ Within a bracket expression, a collating element (a character, a
+ multi-character sequence that collates as if it were a single
+ character, or a collating-sequence name for either) enclosed in
+ [. and .] stands for the
+ sequence of characters of that collating element. The sequence is
+ a single element of the bracket expression's list. A bracket
+ expression containing a multi-character collating element can thus
+ match more than one character, e.g. if the collating sequence
+ includes a ch collating element, then the RE
+ [[.ch.]]*c matches the first five characters of
+ chchcc.
+
+
+ Within a bracket expression, a collating element enclosed in
+ [= and =] is an equivalence
+ class, standing for the sequences of characters of all collating
+ elements equivalent to that one, including itself. (If there are
+ no other equivalent collating elements, the treatment is as if the
+ enclosing delimiters were [. and
+ .].) For example, if o and
+ ^ are the members of an equivalence class, then
+ [[=o=]], [[=^=]], and
+ [o^] are all synonymous. An equivalence class
+ may not be an endpoint of a range.
+
+
+ Within a bracket expression, the name of a character class
+ enclosed in [: and :] stands
+ for the list of all characters belonging to that class. Standard
+ character class names are: alnum,
+ alpha, blank,
+ cntrl, digit,
+ graph, lower,
+ print, punct,
+ space, upper,
+ xdigit. These stand for the character classes
+ defined in
+ ctype3.
+ A locale may provide others. A character class may not be used as
+ an endpoint of a range.
+
+
+ There are two special cases of bracket expressions: the bracket
+ expressions [[:<:]] and
+ [[:>:]] match the null string at the beginning
+ and end of a word respectively. A word is defined as a sequence
+ of word characters which is neither preceded nor followed by word
+ characters. A word character is an alnum character (as defined by
+ ctype3)
+ or an underscore. This is an extension, compatible with but not
+ specified by POSIX 1003.2, and should be used with caution in
+ software intended to be portable to other systems.
+
+
+ In the event that an RE could match more than one substring of a
+ given string, the RE matches the one starting earliest in the
+ string. If the RE could match more than one substring starting at
+ that point, it matches the longest. Subexpressions also match the
+ longest possible substrings, subject to the constraint that the
+ whole match be as long as possible, with subexpressions starting
+ earlier in the RE taking priority over ones starting later. Note
+ that higher-level subexpressions thus take priority over their
+ lower-level component subexpressions.
+
+
+ Match lengths are measured in characters, not collating
+ elements. A null string is considered longer than no match at
+ all. For example, bb* matches the three middle
+ characters of abbbc,
+ (wee|week)(knights|nights) matches all ten
+ characters of weeknights, when
+ (.*).* is matched against
+ abc the parenthesized subexpression matches all
+ three characters, and when (a*)* is matched
+ against bc both the whole RE and the
+ parenthesized subexpression match the null string.
+
+
+ If case-independent matching is specified, the effect is much as
+ if all case distinctions had vanished from the alphabet. When an
+ alphabetic that exists in multiple cases appears as an ordinary
+ character outside a bracket expression, it is effectively
+ transformed into a bracket expression containing both cases,
+ e.g. x becomes [xX]. When
+ it appears inside a bracket expression, all case counterparts of
+ it are added to the bracket expression, so that (e.g.)
+ [x] becomes [xX] and
+ [^x] becomes [^xX].
+
+
+ There is no particular limit on the length of REs, except insofar
+ as memory is limited. Memory usage is approximately linear in RE
+ size, and largely insensitive to RE complexity, except for bounded
+ repetitions. Bounded repetitions are implemented by macro
+ expansion, which is costly in time and space if counts are large
+ or bounded repetitions are nested. An RE like, say,
+ ((((a{1,100}){1,100}){1,100}){1,100}){1,100}
+ will (eventually) run almost any existing machine out of swap
+ space.
This was written in 1994, mind you. The+ numbers have probably changed, but the problem
+ persists.
-
+
+
-
-
+
+
+
+
Formatting Functions
Author
- Written by
- on 2000-01-24.
+
- formatting functions provide a powerful set of tools for converting
- various datetypes (date/time, int, float, numeric) to formatted strings
- and for converting from formatted strings to specific datetypes.
-
-
- The second argument for all formatting functions is a template to
- be used for the conversion.
-
-
+ The
Postgres formatting functions
+ provide a powerful set of tools for converting various data types
+ (date/time, integer, floating point, numeric) to formatted strings
+ and for converting from formatted strings to specific datetypes.
+ These functions all follow a common calling convention: The first
+ argument is the value to be formatted and the second argument is a
+ template that defines the output format.
|
IW
- ISO week number of year
+ ISO week number of year (The first Thursday of the new year is in week 1.)
|
CC
|
RM
- month in Roman Numerals (I-XII; I=JAN) - upper case
+ month in Roman Numerals (I-XII; I=January) - upper case
|
rm
- month in Roman Numerals (I-XII; I=JAN) - lower case
+ month in Roman Numerals (I-XII; I=January) - lower case
|
TZ
- timezone string - upper case (not supported in the to_timestamp())
+ timezone string - upper case
|
tz
- timezone string - lower case (not supported in the to_timestamp())
+ timezone string - lower case
All templates allow the use of prefix and suffix modifiers. Modifiers are
always valid for use in templates. The prefix
- 'FX' is a global modifier only.
+ FX
is a global modifier only.
- Backslash ("\") must be specified with a double backslash
- ("\\"); for example '\\HH\\MI\\SS'.
+ If a backslash (\
) is desired
+ in a string constant, a double backslash
+ (\\
) must be entered; for
+ example '\\HH\\MI\\SS'. This is true for
+ any string constant in
Postgres.
- A double quote ("
) between
- quotation marks is skipped and is not parsed. If you want to
- write a double quote to output you must preceed it with a
- double backslash ('\\"), for example
- '\\"YYYY Month\\"'.
+ Ordinary text is allowed in to_char
+ templates but any string between double quotes is guaranteed
+ that it will not be interpreted as a template keyword and it is
+ also processed faster. (Example: '"Hello Year:
+ "YYYY').
- to_char supports text without a leading
- double quote but any string
- between a quotation marks is rapidly handled and you are
- guaranteed that it will not be interpreted as a template
- keyword (example: '"Hello Year: "YYYY').
+ A double quote ("
) between
+ quotation marks is skipped and is not parsed. If you want to
+ have a double quote in the output you must preceed it with a
+ double backslash, for example '\\"YYYY
+ Month\\"'.
YYYY conversion from string to timestamp or
- date is limited if you use a year longer than 4-digits. You must
+ date is restricted if you use a year with more than 4 digits. You must
use some non-digit character or template after YYYY,
- otherwise the year is always interpreted as 4-digits. For example
+ otherwise the year is always interpreted as 4 digits. For example
(with year 20000):
to_date('200001131', 'YYYYMMDD') will be
- interpreted as a 4-digit year, better is to use a non-digit
+ interpreted as a 4-digit year; better is to use a non-digit
separator after the year, like
to_date('20000-1131', 'YYYY-MMDD') or
to_date('20000Nov31', 'YYYYMonDD').
|
S
- negative value with minus sign (use locales)
+ negative value with minus sign (uses locale)
|
L
- currency symbol (use locales)
+ currency symbol (uses locale)
|
D
- decimal point (use locales)
+ decimal point (uses locale)
|
G
- group separator (use locales)
+ group separator (uses locale)
|
MI
- minus sign on specified position (if number < 0)
+ minus sign in specified position (if number < 0)
|
PL
- plus sign on specified position (if number > 0)
+ plus sign in specified position (if number > 0)
|
SG
- plus/minus sign on specified position
+ plus/minus sign in specified position
|
RN
|
V
- Shift n digits (see
+ shift n digits (see
notes)
|
EEEE
- science numbers. Now not supported.
+ scientific numbers (not supported yet)
but to_char(-12, 'MI9999') produces '- 12'.
The Oracle implementation does not allow the use of
MI ahead of 9, but rather
- requires that 9 preceeds
+ requires that 9 preceed
MI.
n is the number of digits following
V.
to_char does not support the use of
- V combined with a decimal point
- (e.g. "99.9V99" is not allowed).
+ V combined with a decimal point.
+ (E.g., 99.9V99 is not allowed.)
- geometric-functions">
-
<span class="marked">Geometric</span> Functions
+ functions-datetime">
+
<span class="marked">Date/Time</span> Functions
- The geometric types point, box, lseg, line, path, polygon, and
- circle have a large set of native support functions.
+ The date/time functions provide a powerful set of tools
+ for manipulating various date/time types.
+
Date/Time Functions
+
+
+ |
+ Function
+ Returns
+ Description
+ Example
+
+
+
+ |
+ abstime(timestamp)
+ abstime
+ convert to abstime
+ abstime(timestamp 'now')
+
+ |
+ age(timestamp)
+ interval
+ preserve months and years
+ age(timestamp '1957-06-13')
+
+ |
+ age(timestamp,timestamp)
+ interval
+ preserve months and years
+ age('now', timestamp '1957-06-13')
+
+ |
+ date_part(text,timestamp)
+ float8
+ portion of date
+ date_part('dow',timestamp 'now')
+
+ |
+ date_part(text,interval)
+ float8
+ portion of time
+ date_part('hour',interval '4 hrs 3 mins')
+
+ |
+ date_trunc(text,timestamp)
+ timestamp
+ truncate date
+ date_trunc('month',abstime 'now')
+
+ |
+ interval(reltime)
+ interval
+ convert to interval
+ interval(reltime '4 hours')
+
+ |
+ isfinite(timestamp)
+ bool
+ a finite time?
+ isfinite(timestamp 'now')
+
+ |
+ isfinite(interval)
+ bool
+ a finite time?
+ isfinite(interval '4 hrs')
+
+ |
+ reltime(interval)
+ reltime
+ convert to reltime
+ reltime(interval '4 hrs')
+
+ |
+ timestamp(date)
+ timestamp
+ convert to timestamp
+ timestamp(date 'today')
+
+ |
+ timestamp(date,time)
+ timestamp
+ convert to timestamp
+ timestamp(timestamp '1998-02-24',time '23:07');
+
+ |
+ to_char(timestamp,text)
+ text
+ convert to string
+ to_char(timestamp '1998-02-24','DD');
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ For the
+ date_part and date_trunc
+ functions, arguments can be
+ `year', `month',
+ `day', `hour',
+ `minute', and `second',
+ as well as the more specialized quantities
+ `decade', `century',
+ `millennium', `millisecond',
+ and `microsecond'.
+ date_part allows `dow'
+ to return day of week, 'week' to return the
+ ISO-defined week of year, and `epoch' to return
+ seconds since 1970 (for timestamp)
+ or 'epoch' to return total elapsed seconds
+ (for interval).
+
+
+
+
+
+
Geometric Functions and Operators
+
+ The geometric types point, box, lseg, line, path, polygon, and
+ circle have a large set of native support functions and operators.
+
+
+
+
Geometric Operators
+
+
+ |
+ Operator
+ Description
+ Usage
+
+
+
+ |
+ +
+ Translation
+ '((0,0),(1,1))'::box + '(2.0,0)'::point
+
+ |
+ -
+ Translation
+ '((0,0),(1,1))'::box - '(2.0,0)'::point
+
+ |
+ *
+ Scaling/rotation
+ '((0,0),(1,1))'::box * '(2.0,0)'::point
+
+ |
+ /
+ Scaling/rotation
+ '((0,0),(2,2))'::box / '(2.0,0)'::point
+
+ |
+ #
+ Intersection
+ '((1,-1),(-1,1))' # '((1,1),(-1,-1))'
+
+ |
+ #
+ Number of points in polygon
+ # '((1,0),(0,1),(-1,0))'
+
+ |
+ ##
+ Point of closest proximity
+ '(0,0)'::point ## '((2,0),(0,2))'::lseg
+
+ |
+ &&
+ Overlaps?
+ '((0,0),(1,1))'::box && '((0,0),(2,2))'::box
+
+ |
+ &<
+ Overlaps to left?
+ '((0,0),(1,1))'::box &< '((0,0),(2,2))'::box
+
+ |
+ &>
+ Overlaps to right?
+ '((0,0),(3,3))'::box &> '((0,0),(2,2))'::box
+
+ |
+ <->
+ Distance between
+ '((0,0),1)'::circle <-> '((5,0),1)'::circle
+
+ |
+ <<
+ Left of?
+ '((0,0),1)'::circle << '((5,0),1)'::circle
+
+ |
+ <^
+ Is below?
+ '((0,0),1)'::circle <^ '((0,5),1)'::circle
+
+ |
+ >>
+ Is right of?
+ '((5,0),1)'::circle >> '((0,0),1)'::circle
+
+ |
+ >^
+ Is above?
+ '((0,5),1)'::circle >^ '((0,0),1)'::circle
+
+ |
+ ?#
+ Intersects or overlaps
+ '((-1,0),(1,0))'::lseg ?# '((-2,-2),(2,2))'::box;
+
+ |
+ ?-
+ Is horizontal?
+ '(1,0)'::point ?- '(0,0)'::point
+
+ |
+ ?-|
+ Is perpendicular?
+ '((0,0),(0,1))'::lseg ?-| '((0,0),(1,0))'::lseg
+
+ |
+ @-@
+ Length or circumference
+ @-@ '((0,0),(1,0))'::path
+
+ |
+ ?|
+ Is vertical?
+ '(0,1)'::point ?| '(0,0)'::point
+
+ |
+ ?||
+ Is parallel?
+ '((-1,0),(1,0))'::lseg ?|| '((-1,2),(1,2))'::lseg
+
+ |
+ @
+ Contained or on
+ '(1,1)'::point @ '((0,0),2)'::circle
+
+ |
+ @@
+ Center of
+ @@ '((0,0),10)'::circle
+
+ |
+ ~=
+ Same as
+ '((0,0),(1,1))'::polygon ~= '((1,1),(0,0))'::polygon
+
+
+
+
+
-
+
+
Geometric Type Conversion Functions
-
-
+
+
-
+
+
Network Address Type Functions
+
+
<type>cidr</> and <type>inet</> Operators
+
+
+ |
+ Operator
+ Description
+ Usage
+
+
+
+ |
+ <
+ Less than
+ inet '192.168.1.5' < inet '192.168.1.6'
+
+ |
+ <=
+ Less than or equal
+ inet '192.168.1.5' <= inet '192.168.1.5'
+
+ |
+ =
+ Equals
+ inet '192.168.1.5' = inet '192.168.1.5'
+
+ |
+ >=
+ Greater or equal
+ inet '192.168.1.5' >= inet '192.168.1.5'
+
+ |
+ >
+ Greater
+ inet '192.168.1.5' > inet '192.168.1.4'
+
+ |
+ <>
+ Not equal
+ inet '192.168.1.5' <> inet '192.168.1.4'
+
+ |
+ <<
+ is contained within
+ inet '192.168.1.5' << inet '192.168.1/24'
+
+ |
+ <<=
+ is contained within or equals
+ inet '192.168.1/24' <<= inet '192.168.1/24'
+
+ |
+ >>
+ contains
+ inet'192.168.1/24' >> inet '192.168.1.5'
+
+ |
+ >>=
+ contains or equals
+ inet '192.168.1/24' >>= inet '192.168.1/24'
+
+
+
+
+
+ All of the operators for inet can be applied to
+ cidr values as well. The operators
+ <<, <<=,
+ >>, >>=
+ test for subnet inclusion: they consider only the network parts
+ of the two addresses, ignoring any host part, and determine whether
+ one network part is identical to or a subnet of the other.
+
+
+
<type>cidr</> and <type>inet</> Functions
-
All of the functions for inet can be applied to
utilities to create and maintain such an association table.
+ The macaddr type also supports the standard relational
+ operators (>, <=, etc.) for
+ lexicographical ordering.
+
+
-
+
+
+
Conditional Expressions
+
+ This section descibes the SQL-compliant conditional expressions
+
+
+
+ If your needs go beyond the capabilities of these conditional
+ expressions you might want to consider writing a stored procedure
+ in a more expressive programming language.
+
+
+
+ CASE
+
+
+CASE WHEN condition THEN result
+ WHEN ...
+ ELSE result
+END
+
+
+ The
SQL CASE expression is a
+ generic conditional expression, similar to if/else statements in
+ other languages. CASE clauses can be used whereever
+ an expression is valid. condition is an
+ expression that returns a boolean result. If the result is true
+ then the value of the CASE expression is
+ result. If the result is false any
+ subsequent WHEN clauses are searched in the same
+ manner. If no WHEN
+ condition is true then the value of the
+ case expression is the result in the
+ ELSE clause. If the ELSE clause is
+ omitted and no condition matches, the result is NULL.
+
+
+
+ An example:
+
+
+ a
+---
+ 1
+ 2
+ 3
+
+
+
=> SELECT a, CASE WHEN a=1 THEN 'one' WHEN a=2 THEN 'two' ELSE 'other' END FROM test;+
+ a | case
+---+-------
+ 1 | one
+ 2 | two
+ 3 | other
+
+
+
+
+
+ The data types of all possible result
+ expressions must match.
+
+
+
+CASE expression
+ WHEN value THEN result
+ WHEN ...
+ ELSE result
+END
+
+
+ This simple
CASE expression is a
+ specialized variant of the general form above. The
+ expression is computed and compared to
+ all the values in the
+ WHEN clauses until one is found that is equal. If
+ no match is found, the result in the
+ ELSE clause (or NULL) is returned. This is similar
+ to the switch statement in C.
+
+
+
+ The example above can be written using the simple
+ CASE syntax:
+
+
=> SELECT a, CASE a WHEN 1 THEN 'one' WHEN 2 THEN 'two' ELSE 'other' END FROM test;+
+ a | case
+---+-------
+ 1 | one
+ 2 | two
+ 3 | other
+
+
+
+
+
+ COALESCE
+
+
+COALESCE(value, ...)
+
+
+ The COALESCE function returns the first of its
+ arguments that is not NULL. This is often useful to substitute a
+ default value for NULL values when data is retrieved for display,
+ for example:
+SELECT COALESCE(description, short_description, '(none)') ...
+
+
+
+ NULLIF
+
+
+NULLIF(value1, value2)
+
+
+ The NULLIF function returns NULL if and only
+ if value1 and
+ value2 are equal. Otherwise it returns
+ value1. This can be used to perform the
+ inverse operation of the COALESCE example
+ given above:
+SELECT NULLIF(value, '(none)') ...
+
+
+
+
+
+
Miscellaneous Functions</></div>
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<div class="diff rem">- <entry>user</></div>
<div class="diff add">+ <entry><span class="marked">session_</span>user</></div>
<div class="diff ctx"> <entry>name</></div>
<div class="diff rem">- <entry><span class="marked">equivalent to <function>current_user</></span></></div>
<div class="diff add">+ <entry><span class="marked">session user name</span></></div>
<div class="diff ctx"> </row></div>
<div class="diff ctx"> <row></div>
<div class="diff rem">- <entry><span class="marked">session_</span>user</></div>
<div class="diff add">+ <entry>user</></div>
<div class="diff ctx"> <entry>name</></div>
<div class="diff rem">- <entry><span class="marked">session user name</span></></div>
<div class="diff add">+ <entry><span class="marked">equivalent to <function>current_user</></span></></div>
<div class="diff ctx"> </row></div>
<div class="diff ctx"> </tbody></div>
<div class="diff ctx"> </tgroup></div>
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<div class="diff ctx"> </note></div>
<div class="diff ctx"> </sect1></div>
<div class="diff ctx"> </div>
<div class="diff rem">- <sect1 id="aggregate-functions"></div>
<div class="diff rem">- <title>Aggregate Functions
-
-
Author
- Written by
Isaac Wilcox- on 2000-06-16.
-
-
+
+
Aggregate Functions
+
+
Author
- Aggregate functions allow the generation of simple
- statistics about the values of given expressions over the selected set
- of rows.
-
- See also ;
- refer to
- the PostgreSQL Tutorial for additional
- introductory information.
+
-
Aggregate Functions
-
-
-
- |
- Function
- Returns
- Description
- Example
- Notes
-
-
-
-
- |
- COUNT(*)
- int4
- Counts the selected rows.
- COUNT(*)
-
-
-
- |
- COUNT(expression)
- int4
- Counts the selected rows for which the value of
- expression is not
- NULL.
- COUNT(age)
-
-
-
- |
- SUM(expression)
- Depends on the data type being summed.
- Finds the total obtained by adding the values of expression across all selected rows.
- SUM(hours)
- Summation is supported on the following data types: int8, int4,
- int2, float4, float8, money, interval, numeric. The result is numeric
- for any integer type, float8 for either float4 or float8 input,
- otherwise the same as the input data type.
-
-
- |
- MAX(expression)
- Same as the data type of the input expression.
- The maximum value of expression across all selected rows.
- MAX(age)
- Finding the maximum value is supported on the following data types: int8, int4, int2, float4, float8, date, time, timetz, money, timestamp, interval, text, numeric.
-
-
- |
- MIN(expression)
- Same as the data type of the input expression.
- The minimum value of expression across all selected rows.
- MIN(age)
- Finding the minimum value is supported on the following data types: int8, int4, int2, float4, float8, date, time, timetz, money, timestamp, interval, text, numeric.
-
+ Aggregate functions compute a single result
+ value from a set of input values. The special syntax
+ considerations for aggregate functions are explained in
+ linkend="syntax-aggregates">. Consult the PostgreSQL
+ Tutorial for additional introductory information.
+
- |
- AVG(expression)
- Depends on the data type being averaged.
- The average (mean) of the given values across all selected rows.
- AVG(age+1)
- Finding the mean value is supported on the following data
- types: int8, int4, int2, float4, float8, interval, numeric. The
- result is numeric for any integer type, float8 for either float4 or
- float8 input, otherwise the same as the input data type.
-
+
Aggregate Functions
- |
- VARIANCE(expression)
- Depends on the input data type.
- The sample variance of the given values.
- VARIANCE(reading)
- Finding the variance is supported on the following data
- types: int8, int4, int2, float4, float8, numeric. The result is
- float8 for float4 or float8 input, otherwise numeric.
-
+
+
+ |
+ Function
+ Description
+ Notes
+
+
+
+
+ |
+ AVG(expression)
+ the average (arithmetic mean) of all input values
+
+ Finding the average value is available on the following data
+ types: smallint, integer,
+ bigint, real, double
+ precision, numeric, interval.
+ The result is of type numeric for any integer type
+ input, double precision for floating point input,
+ otherwise the same as the input data type.
+
+
+
+ |
+ COUNT(*)
+ number of input values
+ The return value is of type integer.
+
+
+ |
+ COUNT(expression)
+
+ Counts the input values for which the value of
+ class="parameter">expression is not NULL.
+
+
+
+
+ |
+ MAX(expression)
+ the maximum value of expression across all input values
+
+ Available for all numeric, string, and date/time types. The
+ result has the same type as the input expression.
+
+
+
+ |
+ MIN(expression)
+ the minimum value of expression across all input values
+
+ Available for all numeric, string, and date/time types. The
+ result has the same type as the input expression.
+
+
+
+ |
+ STDDEV(expression)
+ the sample standard deviation of the input values
+
+ Finding the standard deviation is available on the following
+ data types: smallint, integer,
+ bigint, real, double
+ precision, numeric. The result is of type
+ double precision for floating point input,
+ otherwise numeric.
+
+
+
+ |
+ SUM(expression)
+ sum of expression across all input values
+
+ Summation is available on the following data types:
+ smallint, integer,
+ bigint, real, double
+ precision, numeric, interval.
+ The result is of type numeric for any integer type
+ input, double precision for floating point input,
+ otherwise the same as the input data type.
+
+
+
+ |
+ VARIANCE(expression)
+ the sample variance of the input values
+
+ The variance is the square of the standard deviation. The
+ supported data types are the same.
+
+
+
+
+
+
- |
- STDDEV(expression)
- Depends on the input data type.
- The sample standard deviation of the given values.
- STDDEV(reading)
- Finding the standard deviation is supported on the following
- data types: int8, int4, int2, float4, float8, numeric. The result is
- float8 for float4 or float8 input, otherwise numeric.
-
+ It should be noted that except for COUNT,
+ these functions return NULL when no rows are selected. In
+ particular, SUM of no rows returns NULL, not
+ zero as one might expect.
+
-
-
-
-
+
- It should be noted that except for COUNT, these functions return NULL
- when no rows are selected. In particular, SUM of no rows returns NULL,
- not zero as one might expect.
-
-
-
+
-
-
- Operators
-
- Describes the built-in operators available in
-
-
-
-
Postgres provides a large number of
- built-in operators on system types.
- These operators are declared in the system catalog
- pg_operator. Every entry in pg_operator includes
- the name of the procedure that implements the operator and the
- class
OIDs of the input and output types.
-
-
- To view all variations of the "||" string concatenation operator,
- try
- SELECT oprleft, oprright, oprresult, oprcode
- FROM pg_operator WHERE oprname = '||';
-
-oprleft|oprright|oprresult|oprcode
--------+--------+---------+-------
- 25| 25| 25|textcat
- 1042| 1042| 1042|textcat
- 1043| 1043| 1043|textcat
-(3 rows)
-
-
-
- Users may invoke operators using the operator name, as in:
-
-select * from emp where salary < 40000;
-
-
- Alternatively, users may call the functions that implement the
- operators directly. In this case, the query above would be expressed
- as:
-select * from emp where int4lt(salary, 40000);
-
-
-
- has a command (\dd) to show these operators.
-
-
-
-
Lexical Precedence
-
- Operators have a precedence which is currently hardcoded into the parser.
- Most operators have the same precedence and are left-associative. This may lead
- to non-intuitive behavior; for example the boolean operators "<" and ">"
- have a different precedence than the boolean operators "<=" and ">=".
-
-
</div>
<div class="diff rem">-Operator Ordering (decreasing precedence)</div>
<div class="diff rem">-
-
-
-
-|
-Element
-Precedence
-Description
-
-
-
-
-|
-
-::
-
-
-left
-
-
-
-
-|
-
-[ ]
-
-
-left
-
-
-array delimiters
-
-
-|
-
-.
-
-
-left
-
-
-table/column delimiter
-
-
-|
-
--
-
-
-right
-
-
-unary minus
-
-
-|
-
-|
-
-
-left
-
-
-start of interval
-
-
-|
-
-^
-
-
-left
-
-
-power, exclusive or
-
-
-|
-
-* / %
-
-
-left
-
-
-multiplication, division, modulo
-
-
-|
-
-+ -
-
-
-left
-
-
-addition, subtraction
-
-
-|
-
-IS
-
-
-
-
-test for TRUE, FALSE, NULL
-
-
-|
-
-ISNULL
-
-
-
-
-test for NULL
-
-
-|
-
-NOTNULL
-
-
-
-
-test for NOT NULL
-
-
-|
-
-(all other operators)
-
-
-left
-
-
-native and user-defined
-
-
-|
-
-IN
-
-
-
-
-set membership
-
-
-|
-
-BETWEEN
-
-
-
-
-containment
-
-
-|
-
-OVERLAPS
-
-
-
-
-time interval overlap
-
-
-|
-
-LIKE ILIKE
-
-
-
-
-string pattern matching
-
-
-|
-
-< >
-
-
-
-
-inequality
-
-
-|
-
-=
-
-
-right
-
-
-equality
-
-
-|
-
-NOT
-
-
-right
-
-
-logical negation
-
-
-|
-
-AND
-
-
-left
-
-
-logical intersection
-
-
-|
-
-OR
-
-
-left
-
-
-logical union
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
General Operators
-
- The operators listed here are defined for a number of native data types,
- ranging from numeric types to data/time types.
-
-
-
<ProductName>Postgres</ProductName> Operators
- Operators
-
-
- |
- Operator
- Description
- Usage
-
-
-
- |
- <
- Less than?
- 1 < 2
-
- |
- <=
- Less than or equal to?
- 1 <= 2
-
- |
- <>
- Not equal?
- 1 <> 2
-
- |
- =
- Equal?
- 1 = 1
-
- |
- >
- Greater than?
- 2 > 1
-
- |
- >=
- Greater than or equal to?
- 2 >= 1
-
- |
- ||
- Concatenate strings
- 'Postgre' || 'SQL'
-
- |
- !!=
- NOT IN
- 3 !!= i
-
- |
- ~~
- LIKE
- 'scrappy,marc,hermit' ~~ '%scrappy%'
-
- |
- !~~
- NOT LIKE
- 'bruce' !~~ '%al%'
-
- |
- ~~*
- ILIKE
- 'scrappy,marc,hermit' ~~* '%Scrappy%'
-
- |
- !~~*
- NOT ILIKE
- 'Bruce' !~~* '%al%'
-
- |
- ~
- Match (regex), case sensitive
- 'thomas' ~ '.*thomas.*'
-
- |
- ~*
- Match (regex), case insensitive
- 'thomas' ~* '.*Thomas.*'
-
- |
- !~
- Does not match (regex), case sensitive
- 'thomas' !~ '.*Thomas.*'
-
- |
- !~*
- Does not match (regex), case insensitive
- 'thomas' !~* '.*vadim.*'
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Numerical Operators
-
-
<ProductName>Postgres</ProductName> Numerical Operators
- Operators
-
-
- |
- Operator
- Description
- Usage
-
-
-
- |
- !
- Factorial
- 3 !
-
- |
- !!
- Factorial (left operator)
- !! 3
-
- |
- %
- Modulo
- 5 % 4
-
- |
- %
- Truncate
- % 4.5
-
- |
- *
- Multiplication
- 2 * 3
-
- |
- +
- Addition
- 2 + 3
-
- |
- -
- Subtraction
- 2 - 3
-
- |
- /
- Division
- 4 / 2
-
- |
- @
- Absolute value
- @ -5.0
-
- |
- ^
- Exponentiation
- 2.0 ^ 3.0
-
- |
- |/
- Square root
- |/ 25.0
-
- |
- ||/
- Cube root
- ||/ 27.0
-
- |
- &
- Binary AND
- 91 & 15
-
- |
- |
- Binary OR
- 32 | 3
-
- |
- #
- Binary XOR
- 15 # 4
-
- |
- ~
- Binary NOT
- ~1
-
- |
- <<
- Binary shift left
- 1 << 4
-
- |
- >>
- Binary shift right
- 8 >> 2
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Geometric Operators
-
-
<ProductName>Postgres</ProductName> Geometric Operators
- Operators
-
-
- |
- Operator
- Description
- Usage
-
-
-
- |
- +
- Translation
- '((0,0),(1,1))'::box + '(2.0,0)'::point
-
- |
- -
- Translation
- '((0,0),(1,1))'::box - '(2.0,0)'::point
-
- |
- *
- Scaling/rotation
- '((0,0),(1,1))'::box * '(2.0,0)'::point
-
- |
- /
- Scaling/rotation
- '((0,0),(2,2))'::box / '(2.0,0)'::point
-
- |
- #
- Intersection
- '((1,-1),(-1,1))' # '((1,1),(-1,-1))'
-
- |
- #
- Number of points in polygon
- # '((1,0),(0,1),(-1,0))'
-
- |
- ##
- Point of closest proximity
- '(0,0)'::point ## '((2,0),(0,2))'::lseg
-
- |
- &&
- Overlaps?
- '((0,0),(1,1))'::box && '((0,0),(2,2))'::box
-
- |
- &<
- Overlaps to left?
- '((0,0),(1,1))'::box &< '((0,0),(2,2))'::box
-
- |
- &>
- Overlaps to right?
- '((0,0),(3,3))'::box &> '((0,0),(2,2))'::box
-
- |
- <->
- Distance between
- '((0,0),1)'::circle <-> '((5,0),1)'::circle
-
- |
- <<
- Left of?
- '((0,0),1)'::circle << '((5,0),1)'::circle
-
- |
- <^
- Is below?
- '((0,0),1)'::circle <^ '((0,5),1)'::circle
-
- |
- >>
- Is right of?
- '((5,0),1)'::circle >> '((0,0),1)'::circle
-
- |
- >^
- Is above?
- '((0,5),1)'::circle >^ '((0,0),1)'::circle
-
- |
- ?#
- Intersects or overlaps
- '((-1,0),(1,0))'::lseg ?# '((-2,-2),(2,2))'::box;
-
- |
- ?-
- Is horizontal?
- '(1,0)'::point ?- '(0,0)'::point
-
- |
- ?-|
- Is perpendicular?
- '((0,0),(0,1))'::lseg ?-| '((0,0),(1,0))'::lseg
-
- |
- @-@
- Length or circumference
- @-@ '((0,0),(1,0))'::path
-
- |
- ?|
- Is vertical?
- '(0,1)'::point ?| '(0,0)'::point
-
- |
- ?||
- Is parallel?
- '((-1,0),(1,0))'::lseg ?|| '((-1,2),(1,2))'::lseg
-
- |
- @
- Contained or on
- '(1,1)'::point @ '((0,0),2)'::circle
-
- |
- @@
- Center of
- @@ '((0,0),10)'::circle
-
- |
- ~=
- Same as
- '((0,0),(1,1))'::polygon ~= '((1,1),(0,0))'::polygon
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Time Interval Operators
-
- The time interval data type tinterval is a legacy from the original
- date/time types and is not as well supported as the more modern types. There
- are several operators for this type.
-
-
<ProductName>Postgres</ProductName> Time Interval Operators
- Operators
-
-
- |
- Operator
- Description
- Usage
-
-
-
- |
- #<
- Interval less than?
-
-
- |
- #<=
- Interval less than or equal to?
-
-
- |
- #<>
- Interval not equal?
-
-
- |
- #=
- Interval equal?
-
-
- |
- #>
- Interval greater than?
-
-
- |
- #>=
- Interval greater than or equal to?
-
-
- |
- <#>
- Convert to time interval
-
-
- |
- <<
- Interval less than?
-
-
- |
- |
- Start of interval
-
-
- |
- ~=
- Same as
-
-
- |
- <?>
- Time inside interval?
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Network Address Type Operators
-
-
-
<type>cidr</> and <type>inet</> Operators
-
-
<type>cidr</> and <type>inet</> Operators
-
-
- |
- Operator
- Description
- Usage
-
-
-
- |
- <
- Less than
- '192.168.1.5'::inet < '192.168.1.6'::inet
-
- |
- <=
- Less than or equal
- '192.168.1.5'::inet <= '192.168.1.5'::inet
-
- |
- =
- Equals
- '192.168.1.5'::inet = '192.168.1.5'::inet
-
- |
- >=
- Greater or equal
- '192.168.1.5'::inet >= '192.168.1.5'::inet
-
- |
- >
- Greater
- '192.168.1.5'::inet > '192.168.1.4'::inet
-
- |
- <>
- Not equal
- '192.168.1.5'::inet <> '192.168.1.4'::inet
-
- |
- <<
- is contained within
- '192.168.1.5'::inet << '192.168.1/24'::inet
-
- |
- <<=
- is contained within or equals
- '192.168.1/24'::inet <<= '192.168.1/24'::inet
-
- |
- >>
- contains
- '192.168.1/24'::inet >> '192.168.1.5'::inet
-
- |
- >>=
- contains or equals
- '192.168.1/24'::inet >>= '192.168.1/24'::inet
-
-
-
-
-
- All of the operators for inet can be applied to
- cidr values as well. The operators
- << <<=
- >> >>=
- test for subnet inclusion: they consider only the network parts
- of the two addresses, ignoring any host part, and determine whether
- one network part is identical to or a subnet of the other.
-
-
-
-
-
<type>macaddr</> Operators</></div>
<div class="diff rem">-</div>
<div class="diff rem">- <para></div>
<div class="diff rem">- The <type>macaddr</> type supports the standard relational</div>
<div class="diff rem">- operators (<literal>></>, <literal><=</>, etc.) for</div>
<div class="diff rem">- lexicographical ordering.</div>
<div class="diff rem">- </para></div>
<div class="diff rem">- </sect2></div>
<div class="diff rem">-</div>
<div class="diff rem">- </sect1></div>
<div class="diff rem">-</div>
<div class="diff rem">- </Chapter></div>
<div class="diff rem">-</div>
<div class="diff rem">-<!-- Keep this comment at the end of the file</div>
<div class="diff rem">-Local variables:</div>
<div class="diff rem">-mode:sgml</div>
<div class="diff rem">-sgml-omittag:nil</div>
<div class="diff rem">-sgml-shorttag:t</div>
<div class="diff rem">-sgml-minimize-attributes:nil</div>
<div class="diff rem">-sgml-always-quote-attributes:t</div>
<div class="diff rem">-sgml-indent-step:1</div>
<div class="diff rem">-sgml-indent-data:t</div>
<div class="diff rem">-sgml-parent-document:nil</div>
<div class="diff rem">-sgml-default-dtd-file:"./reference.ced"</div>
<div class="diff rem">-sgml-exposed-tags:nil</div>
<div class="diff rem">-sgml-local-catalogs:("/usr/lib/sgml/catalog")</div>
<div class="diff rem">-sgml-local-ecat-files:nil</div>
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<div class="diff ctx"> <chapter id="syntax"></div>
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<div class="diff ctx"> <para></div>
<div class="diff ctx"> Any built-in system, or user-defined operator may be used in SQL.</div>
<div class="diff ctx"> For the list of built-in and system operators consult</div>
<div class="diff rem">- <xref linkend="<span class="marked">operators" endterm="operators-title</span>">.</div>
<div class="diff add">+ <xref linkend="<span class="marked">functions</span>">.</div>
<div class="diff ctx"> For a list of user-defined operators consult your system administrator</div>
<div class="diff ctx"> or run a query on the <literal>pg_operator</literal> class.</div>
<div class="diff ctx"> Parentheses may be used for arbitrary grouping of operators in expressions.</div>
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<div class="diff ctx"> <acronym>SQL92</acronym> allows <firstterm>expressions</firstterm></div>
<div class="diff ctx"> to transform data in tables. Expressions may contain operators</div>
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<div class="diff rem">- for more details) and functions</div>
<div class="diff rem">- (<xref linkend="functions" endterm="functions-title"> has</div>
<div class="diff rem">- more information).</div>
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<div class="diff ctx"> </sect2></div>
<div class="diff ctx"> </div>
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<div class="diff rem">- <title<span class="marked"> id="aggregates-syntax"</span>>Aggregate Expressions
+ id="syntax-aggregates">
+
Aggregate Expressions
An aggregate expression represents the application
before the classname.
+
+
+
+
Lexical Precedence
+
+ The precedence and associativity of the operators is hard-wired
+ into the parser. Most operators have the same precedence and are
+ left-associative. This may lead to non-intuitive behavior; for
+ example the boolean operators "<" and ">" have a different
+ precedence than the boolean operators "<=" and ">=". Also,
+ you will sometimes need to add parenthesis when using combinations
+ of binary and unary operators. For instance
+SELECT 5 & ~ 6;
+
+ will be parsed as
+SELECT (5 &) ~ 6;
+
+ because the parser has no idea that & is
+ defined as a binary operator. This is the price one pays for
+ extensibility.
+
+
+
Operator Ordering (decreasing precedence)
+
+
+
+ |
+ OperatorElement
+ Associativity
+ Description
+
+
+
+
+ |
+ ::
+ left
+
Postgres-style typecast+
+
+ |
+ [ ]
+ left
+ array element selection
+
+
+ |
+ .
+ left
+ table/column name separator
+
+
+ |
+ -
+ right
+ unary minus
+
+
+ |
+ ^
+ left
+ exponentiation
+
+
+ |
+ * / %
+ left
+ multiplication, division, modulo
+
+
+ |
+ + -
+ left
+ addition, subtraction
+
+
+ |
+ IS
+
+ test for TRUE, FALSE, NULL
+
+
+ |
+ ISNULL
+
+ test for NULL
+
+
+ |
+ NOTNULL
+
+ test for NOT NULL
+
+
+ |
+ (any other)
+ left
+ all other native and user-defined operators
+
+
+ |
+ IN
+
+ set membership
+
+
+ |
+ BETWEEN
+
+ containment
+
+
+ |
+ OVERLAPS
+
+ time interval overlap
+
+
+ |
+ LIKE ILIKE
+
+ string pattern matching
+
+
+ |
+ < >
+
+ less than, greater than
+
+
+ |
+ =
+ right
+ equality, assignment
+
+
+ |
+ NOT
+ right
+ logical negation
+
+
+ |
+ AND
+ left
+ logical conjunction
+
+
+ |
+ OR
+ left
+ logical disjunction
+
+
+
+
+
+ Note that the operator precedence rules also apply to user-defined
+ operators that look like
the built-in operators
+ with special treatment. For example, if you define a
+ +
operator for some custom data type it will have
+ the same precedence as the built-in +
operator, no
+ matter what yours does.
+
+
+
&intro;
&syntax;
&datatype;
- &oper;
&func;
&typeconv;
- &indices;
&array;
+ &indices;
&inherit;
&plsql;
&pltcl;
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