postgres.git / summary / log / commit / refs

commit    d594e4cd73ea30fd64af0a9d438a8ad498dd50e7
Author:   Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>
Date:     Thu May 21 23:49:30 2020 +0000
First released in: 13.0, 9.5.23, 9.6.19, 10.14, 11.9, 12.4

    doc:  Simplify mention of unique indexes for NULL control
    
    Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/2304.1586532634@sss.pgh.pa.us
    
    Backpatch-through: 9.5


 doc/src/sgml/indices.sgml | 22 +++-------------------
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/indices.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/indices.sgml
index 51f294f92d8..6cbf908dc89 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/indices.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/indices.sgml
@@ -710,15 +710,6 @@ CREATE INDEX test1_lower_col1_idx ON test1 (lower(col1));
 </programlisting>
   </para>
 
-  <para>
-   Expression indexes also allow control over the scope of unique indexes.
-   For example, this unique index prevents duplicate integer values from
-   being stored in a <type>double precision</type>-typed column:
-<programlisting>
-CREATE UNIQUE INDEX test1_uniq_int ON tests ((floor(double_col)))
-</programlisting>
-  </para>
-
   <para>
    If we were to declare this index <literal>UNIQUE</>, it would prevent
    creation of rows whose <literal>col1</> values differ only in case,
@@ -956,18 +947,11 @@ CREATE UNIQUE INDEX tests_success_constraint ON tests (subject, target)
     WHERE success;
 </programlisting>
     This is a particularly efficient approach when there are few
-    successful tests and many unsuccessful ones.
+    successful tests and many unsuccessful ones.  It is also possible to
+    allow only one null in a column by creating a unique partial index
+    with an <literal>IS NULL</literal> restriction.
    </para>
 
-   <para>
-    This index allows only one null in the indexed column by using a
-    partial index clause to process only null column values, and using
-    an expression index clause to index <literal>true</literal> instead
-    of <literal>null</literal>:
-<programlisting>
-CREATE UNIQUE INDEX tests_target_one_null ON tests ((target IS NULL)) WHERE target IS NULL;
-</programlisting>
-   </para>
   </example>
 
   <para>


[parent: 57dc672c27bd]