Re: Review: Re: [PATCH] Re: [HACKERS] Adding xpath_exists function
From:
Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>
To:
David Fetter <david(at)fetter(dot)org>
Cc:
Mike Fowler <mike(at)mlfowler(dot)com>, Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us>, pgsql-hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>, Round Robin Reviewers <pgsql-rrreviewers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject:
Re: Review: Re: [PATCH] Re: [HACKERS] Adding xpath_exists function
On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 7:33 PM, David Fetter <david(at)fetter(dot)org> wrote:
> Minor quibble with the regression tests: should we be using
> dollar quotes in things like this? Doubled-up quote marks:
>
> SELECT xpath_exists('//town[text() = ''Cwmbran'']','<towns><town>Bidford-on-Avon</town><town>Cwmbran</town><town>Bristol</town></towns>'::xml);
>
> Dollar quote:
>
> SELECT xpath_exists($$//town[text() = 'Cwmbran']$$,'<towns><town>Bidford-on-Avon</town><town>Cwmbran</town><town>Bristol</town></towns>'::xml);
Personally, I don't really see that as an improvement. Dollar-quotes
are really nice for longer strings, or where you would otherwise have
quadrupled quotes (or more), but I don't see a big advantage to it
here. Still, it's a question of opinion more than anything else.
--
Robert Haas
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