Re: [PATCH] Exorcise "zero-dimensional" arrays (Was: Re: Should array_length() Return NULL)

From: Kevin Grittner <kgrittn(at)ymail(dot)com>
To: Brendan Jurd <direvus(at)gmail(dot)com>, Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>, Merlin Moncure <mmoncure(at)gmail(dot)com>, Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net>, Florian Pflug <fgp(at)phlo(dot)org>, Josh Berkus <josh(at)agliodbs(dot)com>, "pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org" <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Exorcise "zero-dimensional" arrays (Was: Re: Should array_length() Return NULL)
Date: 2013-04-05 14:59:48
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Brendan Jurd <direvus(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:

> The language specifically allows for zero elements, and does not
> contemplate multiple dimensions.

I don't remember anything in the spec which would prohibit the data
type of an array element from itself being an array, however.

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Kevin Grittner
EnterpriseDB: http://www.enterprisedb.com
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