Re: like performance w/o wildcards.

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: Joseph Shraibman <jks(at)selectacast(dot)net>, pgsql general list <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: like performance w/o wildcards.
Date: 2003-08-04 18:18:35
Message-ID: 8535.1060021115@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us> writes:
> Well, I don't see that = would be significantly faster than LIKE with a
> no-wildcard string, so I don't see the value in having LIKE detect
> non-whildcard strings.

You forgot about indexing.

regards, tom lane

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