plpgsql nitpicking -- possible TODO item?

In order to add items to an array:
ie. array[2] := variable;

Use the below works, but is quite slow (due to the execute):

DECLARE
data ALIAS FOR $1;
arr text[];

-- Required due to bad arrays
query text;
rec RECORD;
BEGIN

-- WHAT WE WANT:
-- arr[1] := data;

-- HERE''S HOW WE DO IT:
query := ''SELECT cast(''''{"'' || data || ''"}'''' as _text) as
arr'';

-- Expecting a single loop only.
FOR rec IN EXECUTE query LOOP
arr := rec.arr;
END LOOP

END;

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