Re: array dimensions, pg_catalog.pg_attribute and the \d command

On Παρ 03 Φεβ 2012 22:21:49 Dmitriy Igrishin wrote:
> Hey Achilleas,
>
> 2012/2/3 Achilleas Mantzios <achill(at)matrix(dot)gatewaynet(dot)com>
>
> > Hello,
> > just a question regarding multidimensional arrays.
> > When i create an array, its number of dimensions is recorded in
> > pg_catalog.pg_attribute (attndims), but they are not enforced upon
> > insertion,
> > nor is this presented by \d command. (i didn't see any attndims column
> > showing
> > up in the logs)
> >
> > Any reasons why this is so?
>
> According to the documentation
> "The current implementation does not enforce the declared number
> of dimensions either. Arrays of a particular element type are all
> considered to be of the same type, regardless of size or number
> of dimensions. So, declaring the array size or number of dimensions
> in CREATE TABLE is simply documentation; it does not affect run-time
> behavior."
> See
> http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.1/static/arrays.html#ARRAYS-DECLARATION

Thanx Dmitry.