Re: Altering array(composite-types) without breaking code when inserting them and similar questions

If you don't know the columns your type will have, you could consider using
json or hstore if the data is unstructured.
El 20/04/2014 14:04, "Dorian Hoxha" <dorian(dot)hoxha(at)gmail(dot)com> escribió:

> Hi list,
>
> I have a
> create type thetype(width integer, height integer);
> create table mytable(thetype thetype[]);
>
> How can i make an insert statement so if i later add fields to the
> composite type, the code/query doesn't break ?
> Maybe by specifying the fields of the composite type in the query ?
>
> This can be done for normal inserts(non arrays):
> CREATE TABLE mytable (t thetype);
> INSERT INTO mytable(t.width, t.height) VALUES (11,22);
>
>
> Also how to update an whole element of an array of composites ?
> Also, how to update an attribute in a specific element in an array of
> composites?
>
> (so when i add columns later to the composite, my old code doesn't break)
>
> How much overhead have the composite types beside the values and nulls?
>
> Thanks
>