Re: Add RESPECT/IGNORE NULLS and FROM FIRST/LAST options

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Tatsuo Ishii <ishii(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Cc: ojford(at)gmail(dot)com, vik(at)postgresfriends(dot)org, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org, andrew(at)tao11(dot)riddles(dot)org(dot)uk, david(at)fetter(dot)org, krasiyan(at)gmail(dot)com
Subject: Re: Add RESPECT/IGNORE NULLS and FROM FIRST/LAST options
Date: 2025-01-20 00:31:34
Message-ID: 2887229.1737333094@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Tatsuo Ishii <ishii(at)postgresql(dot)org> writes:
>> I would think that
>> IGNORE NULLS is potentially useful for user-defined window functions,
>> and we should not be building anything that restricts the feature to
>> specific functions.

> So you want to allow to use IGNORE NULLS to other built-in window
> functions?

No, there needs to be a way for the individual window function to
throw error if that's specified for a function that can't handle it.
I'm just saying I don't want that to be hard-wired in some centralized
spot.

regards, tom lane

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