Re: Split_Part w/negative integer does not work

From: Erik Wienhold <ewie(at)ewie(dot)name>
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Subject: Re: Split_Part w/negative integer does not work
Date: 2023-03-25 16:48:05
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> On 24/03/2023 21:45 CET PG Doc comments form <noreply(at)postgresql(dot)org> wrote:
>
> The following documentation comment has been logged on the website:
>
> Page: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/15/functions-string.html
> Description:
>
> When n is negative, an error occurs.
>
> Documentation
> split_part ( string text, delimiter text, n integer ) → text
> Splits string at occurrences of delimiter and returns the n'th field
> (counting from one), or when n is negative, returns the |n|'th-from-last
> field.
> split_part('abc~(at)~def~@~ghi', '~(at)~', 2) → def
> split_part('abc,def,ghi,jkl', ',', -2) → ghi
>
> Observation
> SELECT split_part('abc,def,ghi,jkl', ',', -1);
> generates
> ERROR: field position must be greater than zero
> SQL state: 22023

Works on 14 and 15. Support for negative indexes was added in 14. What
version do you use?

https://www.postgresql.org/docs/14/release-14.html#id-1.11.6.12.5.8

--
Erik

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