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Subject: Annoying "split to array" function inconsistency...best way to fix?
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Two functions exists that convert "text" to "text[]"

regexp_string_to_array(text, text [,text]) :
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.4/interactive/functions-string.html
string_to_array(text, text [, text]) :
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.4/interactive/functions-array.html

Would it be hateful to make it so that both entries appear on both tables?

array_to_string(anyarray, text [,text]) could be lumped in with this as
well.

string_to_array not being on the string functions page is the more glaring
omission for me.

David J.

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:arial,he=
lvetica,sans-serif">Two functions exists that convert &quot;text&quot; to &=
quot;text[]&quot;</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:ar=
ial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"f=
ont-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">regexp_string_to_array(text, text [,=
text]) :=C2=A0<a href=3D"http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.4/interactive/fun=
ctions-string.html">http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.4/interactive/function=
s-string.html</a></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:ar=
ial,helvetica,sans-serif">string_to_array(text, text [, text]) :=C2=A0<a hr=
ef=3D"http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.4/interactive/functions-array.html">=
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.4/interactive/functions-array.html</a></di=
v><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-se=
rif"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:arial,helv=
etica,sans-serif">Would it be hateful to make it so that both entries appea=
r on both tables?</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:ar=
ial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"f=
ont-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">array_to_string(anyarray, text [,tex=
t]) could be lumped in with this as well.</div><div class=3D"gmail_default"=
 style=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br></div><div class=3D"g=
mail_default" style=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">string_to_ar=
ray not being on the string functions page is the more glaring omission for=
 me.</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica=
,sans-serif"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:ar=
ial,helvetica,sans-serif">David J.</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=
=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br></div></div>

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