recapitulation: FOREACH-IN-ARRAY

From: Pavel Stehule <pavel(dot)stehule(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: PostgreSQL Hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Cc: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>, Merlin Moncure <mmoncure(at)gmail(dot)com>
Subject: recapitulation: FOREACH-IN-ARRAY
Date: 2010-12-23 08:10:26
Message-ID: AANLkTimD39qswcrWaYeFfNKuaN_UbkiQ6PZ-m+ob_5pK@mail.gmail.com
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Hello

I reread a discus to this topic. It's look like we can to find a
agreement on following syntax:

FOREACH var [,var [..]] [SLICE number] IN expr
LOOP
END LOOP;

In default mode, without keyword SLICE, it will iterate over every
field like "unnest" does. With SLICE keyword, it iterate over nested
arrays. Deep can be chosen. I don't see a reason why the deep should
be a dynamic. There can be a constant.

variable list is used only when item is record or row type.

I am not sure what is better keyword - SLICE or SLICING ?

Regards

Pavel Stehule

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