Re: proposal: searching in array function - array_position

On 28/01/15 08:15, Pavel Stehule wrote:
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> 2015-01-28 0:01 GMT+01:00 Jim Nasby <Jim(dot)Nasby(at)bluetreble(dot)com
> <mailto:Jim(dot)Nasby(at)bluetreble(dot)com>>:
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> On 1/27/15 4:36 AM, Pavel Stehule wrote:
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> It is only partially identical - I would to use cache for
> array_offset, but it is not necessary for array_offsets ..
> depends how we would to modify current API to support externally
> cached data.
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> Externally cached data?
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> Some from these functions has own caches for minimize access to typcache
> (array_map, array_cmp is example). And in first case, I am trying to
> push these information from fn_extra, in second case I don't do it,
> because I don't expect a repeated call (and I am expecting so type cache
> will be enough).
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You actually do caching via fn_extra in both case and I think that's the
correct way, and yes that part can be moved common function.

I also see that the documentation does not say what is returned by
array_offset if nothing is found (it's documented in code but not in sgml).

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