quote text array

From: Laurent Buffat <laurent(dot)buffat(at)altrabio(dot)com>
To: pgsql-docs(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: quote text array
Date: 2008-07-09 17:46:17
Message-ID: 290B018E-D49A-4203-B85A-6D1A2BAADF8B@altrabio.com
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Hi,

I would like to know how to allways quote all the string in the result
of a select for a text array ?

Here is some code :

CREATE TABLE textarray ( name text[] );
INSERT INTO textarray VALUES ( '{ab,cd}');
INSERT INTO textarray VALUES ( '{a''b,cd}');
INSERT INTO textarray VALUES ( '{"a,b",cd}');
INSERT INTO textarray VALUES( array['a"b','cd']);
SELECT * FROM textarray;
name
------------
{ab,cd}
{a'b,cd}
{"a,b",cd}
{"a\"b",cd}
(4 rows)

For the two last row, the first string is double quote.
Is-it possible to have alway these double quote for all the string the
result ?

like this : (it's a artificial result)

name
------------
{"ab","cd"}
{"a'b","cd"}
{"a,b","cd"}
{"a\"b","cd"}
(4 rows)

Thanks for your help.

Laurent

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