Re: proposal: plpgsql - iteration over fields of rec or row variable

Hey David,

2010/11/9 David E. Wheeler <david(at)kineticode(dot)com>

> On Nov 9, 2010, at 1:38 AM, Dmitriy Igrishin wrote:
>
> > * text[] = record_to_array(record)
> > * table(id, key, datatype, value) = record_to_table(record)
> > * text = record_get_field(record, text)
> > * record = record_set_field(record, text, anyelement)
> >
> > ??
> > I personally like it. But I propose to add as well:
> > integer := record_nkeys();
> > text := record_get_field(record, integer);
>
> You realize you can pretty much do all this with hstore, right?
>
> hstore hash := hstore(record);
> ary text[] := hstore_to_matrix(hash);
> select * from each(hash); -- TABLE
> text foo := hash -> somekey;
> hash := hash || '"key","value"'::hstore;
> record := populate_record(record, hash);
>
> Yep, but hstore is an additional module. Although, its not a problem.

> Best,
>
> David
>
>
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// Dmitriy.