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* Modifying Arrays
@ 2023-02-27 13:53 PG Doc comments form <noreply@postgresql.org>
2023-02-27 15:41 ` Re: Modifying Arrays Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
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From: PG Doc comments form @ 2023-02-27 13:53 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: pgsql-docs@lists.postgresql.org; +Cc: umuttechin@gmail.com
The following documentation comment has been logged on the website:
Page: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/15/arrays.html
Description:
According to the official document of PostgreSQL 15, in the section 8.15.4.
Modifying Arrays there is a statement like:
The slice syntaxes with omitted lower-bound and/or upper-bound can be used
too, but only when updating an array value that is not NULL or
zero-dimensional (otherwise, there is no existing subscript limit to
substitute).
This statement is not true for the following statements or I am missing
something?
CREATE TABLE sal_emp (
name text,
pay_by_quarter integer[],
schedule text[][]
);
INSERT INTO sal_emp
VALUES ('Bill',
'{10000, 10000, 10000, 10000}',
'{{"meeting", "lunch"}, {"training", "presentation"}}');
INSERT INTO sal_emp
VALUES ('Carol',
'{20000, 25000, 25000, 25000}',
'{{"breakfast", "consulting"}, {"meeting", "lunch"}}');
INSERT INTO sal_emp
VALUES ('Carolx',
'{20000, 25001, 25002, 25003}',
'{{"breakfastx", "consultingx"}, {"meetingx", "lunchx"}, {"meetingy",
"lunchy"}}');
INSERT INTO sal_emp
VALUES ('Sam',
'{20000, 25001, 25002, 25003}',
'{}');
INSERT INTO sal_emp
VALUES ('Pam',
'{20000, 25001, 25002, 25003}');
SELECT * FROM sal_emp;
UPDATE sal_emp SET schedule[1:2] = '{"asd", "asa"}'
WHERE name = 'Sam';
UPDATE sal_emp SET schedule[1:2] = '{"x", "y"}'
WHERE name = 'Pam';
SELECT * FROM sal_emp;
In order to test it: https://dbfiddle.uk/pHKY32u0
Thanks!
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* Re: Modifying Arrays
2023-02-27 13:53 Modifying Arrays PG Doc comments form <noreply@postgresql.org>
@ 2023-02-27 15:41 ` Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
2023-02-27 15:52 ` Re: Modifying Arrays Umut TEKİN <umuttechin@gmail.com>
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From: Tom Lane @ 2023-02-27 15:41 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: umuttechin@gmail.com; +Cc: pgsql-docs@lists.postgresql.org
PG Doc comments form <noreply@postgresql.org> writes:
> According to the official document of PostgreSQL 15, in the section 8.15.4.
> Modifying Arrays there is a statement like:
> The slice syntaxes with omitted lower-bound and/or upper-bound can be used
> too, but only when updating an array value that is not NULL or
> zero-dimensional (otherwise, there is no existing subscript limit to
> substitute).
> This statement is not true for the following statements or I am missing
> something?
Your example doesn't use a slice with omitted bound, so I'm not quite sure
what you are trying to show? Using your test data, a slice with omitted
bound does fail with Pam's null schedule:
=> UPDATE sal_emp SET schedule[:2] = '{"w", "x", "y", "z"}' WHERE name = 'Pam';
ERROR: array slice subscript must provide both boundaries
DETAIL: When assigning to a slice of an empty array value, slice boundaries must be fully specified.
but it works for the other entries:
=> UPDATE sal_emp SET schedule[:2] = '{"w", "x", "y", "z"}' WHERE name != 'Pam';
UPDATE 3
=> table sal_emp;
name | pay_by_quarter | schedule
--------+---------------------------+---------------------------------
Pam | {20000,25001,25002,25003} |
Bill | {10000,10000,10000,10000} | {{w,x},{y,z}}
Carol | {20000,25000,25000,25000} | {{w,x},{y,z}}
Carolx | {20000,25001,25002,25003} | {{w,x},{y,z},{meetingy,lunchy}}
(4 rows)
regards, tom lane
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* Re: Modifying Arrays
2023-02-27 13:53 Modifying Arrays PG Doc comments form <noreply@postgresql.org>
2023-02-27 15:41 ` Re: Modifying Arrays Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
@ 2023-02-27 15:52 ` Umut TEKİN <umuttechin@gmail.com>
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From: Umut TEKİN @ 2023-02-27 15:52 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>; +Cc: pgsql-docs@lists.postgresql.org
Hi Tom,
Thanks for the e - mail. I did interpret it exactly in a different manner,
it was my mistake. I am sorry.
Thanks!
On Mon, Feb 27, 2023 at 4:41 PM Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us> wrote:
> PG Doc comments form <noreply@postgresql.org> writes:
> > According to the official document of PostgreSQL 15, in the section
> 8.15.4.
> > Modifying Arrays there is a statement like:
>
> > The slice syntaxes with omitted lower-bound and/or upper-bound can be
> used
> > too, but only when updating an array value that is not NULL or
> > zero-dimensional (otherwise, there is no existing subscript limit to
> > substitute).
>
> > This statement is not true for the following statements or I am missing
> > something?
>
> Your example doesn't use a slice with omitted bound, so I'm not quite sure
> what you are trying to show? Using your test data, a slice with omitted
> bound does fail with Pam's null schedule:
>
> => UPDATE sal_emp SET schedule[:2] = '{"w", "x", "y", "z"}' WHERE name =
> 'Pam';
> ERROR: array slice subscript must provide both boundaries
> DETAIL: When assigning to a slice of an empty array value, slice
> boundaries must be fully specified.
>
> but it works for the other entries:
>
> => UPDATE sal_emp SET schedule[:2] = '{"w", "x", "y", "z"}' WHERE name !=
> 'Pam';
> UPDATE 3
> => table sal_emp;
> name | pay_by_quarter | schedule
> --------+---------------------------+---------------------------------
> Pam | {20000,25001,25002,25003} |
> Bill | {10000,10000,10000,10000} | {{w,x},{y,z}}
> Carol | {20000,25000,25000,25000} | {{w,x},{y,z}}
> Carolx | {20000,25001,25002,25003} | {{w,x},{y,z},{meetingy,lunchy}}
> (4 rows)
>
> regards, tom lane
>
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