Re: BUG #1313: problems with array syntax parsing in SQL

From: Joe Conway <mail(at)joeconway(dot)com>
To: Pascal Pochet <postgresql(at)p3-consulting(dot)net>
Cc: pgsql-bugs(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: BUG #1313: problems with array syntax parsing in SQL
Date: 2004-11-12 16:42:01
Message-ID: 4194E7D9.9000703@joeconway.com
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PostgreSQL Bugs List wrote:
> In INSERT statements the string '{}' is correctly parsed as an empty array
> when '{ }' is not, as if the space was signifiant, and generates a syntax
> error.
>
> Also
> '{"A", "B"}' will be correctly parsed when
> '{"A", "B" }' (note the space before the closing brace ) will generate the
> following entry '{"A","B "} : the space(s) between the latest double quote
> and the closing brace is/are added to the latest item of the array.

Fixed in cvs:

regression=# select version();
version
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
PostgreSQL 8.0.0beta4 on x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu, compiled by GCC gcc
(GCC) 3.3.3 20040412 (Red Hat Linux 3.3.3-7)
(1 row)

regression=# create table test(f1 text[]);
CREATE TABLE
regression=# insert into test values ('{"A", "B" }');
INSERT 155428 1
regression=# select * from test;
f1
-------
{A,B}
(1 row)

regression=# insert into test values ('{ }');
INSERT 155429 1
regression=# select * from test;
f1
-------
{A,B}
{}
(2 rows)

Joe

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