Re: patch adding new regexp functions

From: Jeremy Drake <pgsql(at)jdrake(dot)com>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>, David Fetter <david(at)fetter(dot)org>, Alvaro Herrera <alvherre(at)commandprompt(dot)com>, PostgreSQL Patches <pgsql-patches(at)postgresql(dot)org>, Neil Conway <neilc(at)samurai(dot)com>, Mark Dilger <pgsql(at)markdilger(dot)com>
Subject: Re: patch adding new regexp functions
Date: 2007-02-18 23:56:08
Message-ID: Pine.BSO.4.64.0702181553300.18849@resin.csoft.net
Views: Raw Message | Whole Thread | Download mbox | Resend email
Thread:
Lists: pgsql-hackers pgsql-patches

On Sun, 18 Feb 2007, Tom Lane wrote:

> Jeremy Drake <pgsql(at)jdrake(dot)com> writes:
> > I will rename the functions regexp_split_to_(table|array) and I will add
> > an optional limit parameter to the regexp_split_to_table function, for
> > consistency and to avoid ordering concerns with LIMIT.
>
> I'd go the other way: get rid of the limit option all 'round. It seems
> like fairly useless complexity.

OK, here is what is hopefully the final version of this patch. I have
renamed the functions as above, and removed the optional limit parameter.
If there are no further complaints, this should be ready to apply.

--
It is the business of little minds to shrink.
-- Carl Sandburg

Attachment Content-Type Size
regexp-split-matches-documented-renamed.patch text/plain 44.7 KB

In response to

Responses

Browse pgsql-hackers by date

  From Date Subject
Next Message Gavin Sherry 2007-02-19 02:34:17 Re: TopPlan, again
Previous Message Tom Lane 2007-02-18 23:27:11 Re: patch adding new regexp functions

Browse pgsql-patches by date

  From Date Subject
Next Message Greg Smith 2007-02-19 07:38:09 Re: WIP patch - INSERT-able log statements
Previous Message Tom Lane 2007-02-18 23:27:11 Re: patch adding new regexp functions