Index: doc/src/sgml/array.sgml =================================================================== RCS file: /opt/src/cvs/pgsql-server/doc/src/sgml/array.sgml,v retrieving revision 1.29 diff -c -r1.29 array.sgml *** doc/src/sgml/array.sgml 9 Aug 2003 22:50:21 -0000 1.29 --- doc/src/sgml/array.sgml 19 Aug 2003 05:31:16 -0000 *************** *** 162,168 **** expression syntax is discussed in more detail in . - --- 162,167 ---- *************** *** 326,334 **** ||. SELECT ARRAY[1,2] || ARRAY[3,4]; ! ?column? ! --------------- ! {{1,2},{3,4}} (1 row) SELECT ARRAY[5,6] || ARRAY[[1,2],[3,4]]; --- 325,333 ---- ||. SELECT ARRAY[1,2] || ARRAY[3,4]; ! ?column? ! ----------- ! {1,2,3,4} (1 row) SELECT ARRAY[5,6] || ARRAY[[1,2],[3,4]]; *************** *** 337,363 **** {{5,6},{1,2},{3,4}} (1 row) The concatenation operator allows a single element to be pushed on to the beginning or end of a one-dimensional array. It also accepts two N-dimensional arrays, or an N-dimensional ! and an N+1-dimensional array. In the former case, the two ! N-dimension arrays become outer elements of an ! N+1-dimensional array. In the latter, the ! N-dimensional array is added as either the first or last ! outer element of the N+1-dimensional array. ! ! When extending an array by concatenation, the subscripts of its existing ! elements are preserved. For example, when pushing ! onto the beginning of an array with one-based subscripts, the resulting ! array has zero-based subscripts: SELECT array_dims(1 || ARRAY[2,3]); array_dims ------------ [0:2] (1 row) --- 336,403 ---- {{5,6},{1,2},{3,4}} (1 row) + + The concatenation operator allows a single element to be pushed on to the beginning or end of a one-dimensional array. It also accepts two N-dimensional arrays, or an N-dimensional ! and an N+1-dimensional array. ! + + When a single element is pushed on to the beginning of a one-dimensional + array, the result is an array with a lower bound subscript equal to + the righthand operand's lower bound subscript, minus one. When a single + element is pushed on to the end of a one-dimensional array, the result is + an array retaining the lower bound of the lefthand operand. For example: SELECT array_dims(1 || ARRAY[2,3]); array_dims ------------ [0:2] (1 row) + + SELECT array_dims(ARRAY[1,2] || 3); + array_dims + ------------ + [1:3] + (1 row) + + + + + When two arrays with an equal number of dimensions are concatenated, the + result retains the lower bound subscript of the lefthand operand's outer + dimension. The result is an array comprising every element of the lefthand + operand followed by every element of the righthand operand. For example: + + SELECT array_dims(ARRAY[1,2] || ARRAY[3,4,5]); + array_dims + ------------ + [1:5] + (1 row) + + SELECT array_dims(ARRAY[[1,2],[3,4]] || ARRAY[[5,6],[7,8],[9,0]]); + array_dims + ------------ + [1:5][1:2] + (1 row) + + + + + When an N-dimensional array is pushed on to the beginning + or end of an N+1-dimensional array, the result is + analogous to the element-array case above. Each N-dimensional + sub-array is essentially an element of the N+1-dimensional + array's outer dimension. For example: + + SELECT array_dims(ARRAY[1,2] || ARRAY[[3,4],[5,6]]); + array_dims + ------------ + [0:2][1:2] + (1 row) *************** *** 386,394 **** (1 row) SELECT array_cat(ARRAY[1,2], ARRAY[3,4]); ! array_cat ! --------------- ! {{1,2},{3,4}} (1 row) SELECT array_cat(ARRAY[[1,2],[3,4]], ARRAY[5,6]); --- 426,434 ---- (1 row) SELECT array_cat(ARRAY[1,2], ARRAY[3,4]); ! array_cat ! ----------- ! {1,2,3,4} (1 row) SELECT array_cat(ARRAY[[1,2],[3,4]], ARRAY[5,6]); Index: doc/src/sgml/func.sgml =================================================================== RCS file: /opt/src/cvs/pgsql-server/doc/src/sgml/func.sgml,v retrieving revision 1.167 diff -c -r1.167 func.sgml *** doc/src/sgml/func.sgml 17 Aug 2003 04:52:41 -0000 1.167 --- doc/src/sgml/func.sgml 19 Aug 2003 04:32:27 -0000 *************** *** 7093,7099 **** || array-to-array concatenation ARRAY[1,2,3] || ARRAY[4,5,6] ! {{1,2,3},{4,5,6}} --- 7093,7099 ---- || array-to-array concatenation ARRAY[1,2,3] || ARRAY[4,5,6] ! {1,2,3,4,5,6} *************** *** 7121,7126 **** --- 7121,7131 ---- + See for more details with regard to operator + behavior. + + + shows the functions available for use with array types. See for more discussion and examples for the use of these functions. *************** *** 7167,7173 **** for NULL inputs array_cat(ARRAY[1,2,3], ARRAY[4,5,6]) ! {{1,2,3},{4,5,6}} --- 7172,7178 ---- for NULL inputs array_cat(ARRAY[1,2,3], ARRAY[4,5,6]) ! {1,2,3,4,5,6} Index: doc/src/sgml/syntax.sgml =================================================================== RCS file: /opt/src/cvs/pgsql-server/doc/src/sgml/syntax.sgml,v retrieving revision 1.82 diff -c -r1.82 syntax.sgml *** doc/src/sgml/syntax.sgml 14 Aug 2003 23:13:27 -0000 1.82 --- doc/src/sgml/syntax.sgml 19 Aug 2003 05:21:49 -0000 *************** *** 1271,1276 **** --- 1271,1298 ---- + Multidimensional array constructor elements can be anything yielding + an array of the proper kind, not only a sub-array construct. For example: + + create table arr(f1 int[], f2 int[]); + CREATE TABLE + insert into arr values (ARRAY[[1,2],[3,4]],ARRAY[[5,6],[7,8]]); + INSERT 2635544 1 + select ARRAY[f1,f2] from arr; + array + ------------------------------- + {{{1,2},{3,4}},{{5,6},{7,8}}} + (1 row) + + select ARRAY['{{1,2},{3,4}}'::int[],'{{5,6},{7,8}}'::int[]]; + array + ------------------------------- + {{{1,2},{3,4}},{{5,6},{7,8}}} + (1 row) + + + + It is also possible to construct an array from the results of a subquery. In this form, the array constructor is written with the keyword ARRAY followed by a parenthesized (not