Re: Where's the doc for "array()" — as in "select array(values (17), (42))"

On 9/18/22 13:25, Bryn Llewellyn wrote:
> I noticed that "array()" is used in the query that implements the "\du"
> psql meta-command. It has some similarity with "array_agg()" thus:
>
> create temporary view x(v) as (values (17), (42));
> select array_agg(v) from x;
> select array(select v from x);
>

> Anyway, I can't find where "array()" is documented. Google does find me
> a hit on stackexchange.com <http://stackexchange.com>. But it doesn't
> x-ref to the PG doc.

https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/sql-expressions.html

4.2.12. Array Constructors

"It is also possible to construct an array from the results of a
subquery. In this form, the array constructor is written with the key
word ARRAY followed by a parenthesized (not bracketed) subquery. For
example:

SELECT ARRAY(SELECT oid FROM pg_proc WHERE proname LIKE 'bytea%');
..."

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