Array constructor requires one argument

Hi,

Is there a particular reason why the array constructor requires at
least one argument? It's a bit irriating to have to special case zero
length arrays.

# select array[];
ERROR: syntax error at or near "]" at character 14
# select array[1];
array
-------
{1}
(1 row)

# select '{}'::int4[];
int4
------
{}
(1 row)

Have a nice day,
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