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To: Tom Lane <[email protected]>
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Subject: Re: pgsql: doc: add examples of creative use of unique expression indexes
Date: Fri, 10 Apr 2020 20:17:09 -0400
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On Fri, Apr 10, 2020 at 07:21:29PM -0400, Tom Lane wrote:
> Bruce Momjian <[email protected]> writes:
> > I agree with your analysis. I still want to have some mention that
> > partial indexes can be used to create single-NULL columns, which might
> > be required for compatibility with other databases. Attached is an
> > updated patch which removes the previous commit but adds a mention of
> > this.
>
> The single-null thing is probably a useful example, but please make
> it an actual separate example, or at least its own para outside the
> existing <example> sections.
>
> Also, the existing example demonstrating that seems overcomplicated;
> why not just
>
> create unique index ... (1) where (foo is null);
I ended up using "true" since that is ony one byte; patch attached.
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[text/x-diff] index.diff (1.8K, 2-index.diff)
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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/indices.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/indices.sgml
index 1be209a2fe..e8205a07b5 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/indices.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/indices.sgml
@@ -705,15 +705,6 @@ 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</literal>, it would prevent
creation of rows whose <literal>col1</literal> values differ only in case,
@@ -956,16 +947,17 @@ CREATE UNIQUE INDEX tests_success_constraint ON tests (subject, target)
successful tests and many unsuccessful ones.
</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>:
+ </example>
+
+ <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;
+CREATE UNIQUE INDEX tests_target_one_null ON tests ((true)) WHERE target IS NULL;
</programlisting>
- </para>
- </example>
+ </para>
<para>
Finally, a partial index can also be used to override the system's
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