From: Joe Conway <mail@joeconway.com>
To: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
Cc: Rajesh Kumar Mallah <mallah@trade-india.com>
Cc: pgsql-sql@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: array_lower /array_prepend doubt
Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2004 10:03:28 -0800
Message-ID: <400EBEF0.6060005@joeconway.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1648.1074705270@sss.pgh.pa.us>
References: <400E85EC.4000106@trade-india.com>
<1648.1074705270@sss.pgh.pa.us>
Tom Lane wrote:
> Rajesh Kumar Mallah <mallah@trade-india.com> writes:
>>can anyone explain why
>> SELECT array_lower(array_prepend(0, ARRAY[1,2,3]), 1);
>>returns 0 not 1
>
> Because array_prepend keeps the subscripts of the existing array
> elements the same. This was discussed during development of the
> code, but I don't see anything in the documentation that mentions it.
>
It could perhaps be added to the "Functions and Operators" page for
arrays, but it is mentioned here:
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/arrays.html#AEN5183
"When a single element is pushed on to the beginning of a
one-dimensional array, the result is an array with a lower bound
subscript equal to the right-hand operand's lower bound subscript, minus
one. When a single element is pushed on to the end of a one-dimensional
array, the result is an array retaining the lower bound of the left-hand
operand. For example:
SELECT array_dims(1 || ARRAY[2,3]);
array_dims
------------
[0:2]
(1 row)
SELECT array_dims(ARRAY[1,2] || 3);
array_dims
------------
[1:3]
(1 row)
"
Joe
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