Re: Arrays in pgsql

From: "Gregory Wood" <gregw(at)com-stock(dot)com>
To: "Martina Mostert" <martina_mostert(at)gmx(dot)de>
Cc: "PostgreSQL-General" <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Arrays in pgsql
Date: 2002-03-04 12:52:14
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> I'm working on a plpgsql-function. I need an array of type integer. The
> Programmer's Guide says 'PL/pgSQL variables can have any SQL datatype',
> so I'd say there should also be arrays - or am I wrong?

You'd be wrong... arrays are *not* an SQL datatype. Arrays are a PostgreSQL
construct.

> monthday integer[12];

> Any suggestions?

The closest thing I can come up with is creating a simple table with an
integer array column as a template, then you can declare a variable with a
TYPE matching that table. For example:

CREATE TABLE int_array_table (int_array integer[12]);

Then you can say:

monthday int_array_table.int_array%TYPE

But to be honest, I haven't tried this, so I can't say if it works or not.

Greg

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