From: | Martin Stöcker <martin(dot)stoecker(at)stb-datenservice(dot)de> |
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To: | pgsql-sql(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org |
Subject: | Re: Question about WHERE CASE |
Date: | 2019-09-05 11:42:57 |
Message-ID: | da8bed3e-b178-a788-075e-93c3cbfb8b88@stb-datenservice.de |
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Hi,
where requires a boolean expression, for instance
select * from stuff where true;
Hence "CASE WHEN $1=dir THEN TRUE ELSE metadir=$1 END" returns a boolean
value everything is fine.
Regards martin
Am 05.09.2019 um 13:04 schrieb Mike Martin:
> I have come across the following construct which works in postgres
>
> WHERE CASE WHEN $1=dir THEN TRUE ELSE metadir=$1 END
>
> via
> (https://stackoverflow.com/questions/49859153/filter-with-yes-no-and-all-in-postgres)
> |casewhen('yes'=lower($1))then(phone_number
> isnotnull)when('no'=lower($1))then(phone_number isnull)elsetrue end |
> |I was always under the impression that a case expression could only
> be on the right side of a where expression ie: |
> |WHERE fieldname=<cse expression> |
> |Is this a postgres extention, cant find any documentation on this |
> |thanks |
> |Mike |
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