Re: passing multiple records to json_populate_recordset

On Mon, Sep 23, 2013 at 8:25 AM, Raphael Bauduin <rblists(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
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> On Mon, Sep 23, 2013 at 11:31 AM, Raphael Bauduin <rblists(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
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>> Hi,
>>
>> I'm experimenting with the json data type and functions in 9.3.
>> I'm storing json objects of this form in the event column:
>> {type: 'event_type, products : [ {id:45, 'type': 3, 'gender':'F',..}, ...,
>> {....} ] }
>>
>> I can issue this query, but notice the limit 1:
>>
>> select * from json_populate_recordset(null::product, (select
>> event->'products' from events limit 1));
>>
>> The result is (edited for conciseness):
>>
>>
>> type | gender | id
>> ------+--------+-------
>> 41 | F | 40003
>> 41 | F | 60043
>> 41 | F | 27363
>> 41 | F | 27373
>> 41 | F | 28563
>>
>> But all these products come from one event.
>> Is there a way to return the products from several events?, eg with a
>> limit 2 rather than limit 1?
>>
>
> Some more info, after searching further.
>
> This query
>
> select
> json_populate_record(null::product,row_to_json(json_populate_recordset(null::product,event->'products')))
> from (select * from events limit 2) as foo ;
>
> returns what I want but not in the format I want (why?):

you need to use LATERAL.

here's a summary of the technique (see lateral version -- you don't
need to use recursion).

http://www.reddit.com/r/PostgreSQL/comments/1hwu8i/postgresql_recursive_common_table_expression_and/caywoxw

melrin