Re: regexp_match() returning text

>>>>> "Emre" == Emre Hasegeli <emre(at)hasegeli(dot)com> writes:

Emre> Attached patch adds regexp_match() function which is a simple
Emre> variant of regexp_matches() that doesn't return a set.

We already have a function that takes a string and a regexp and returns
a single text result: substring().

Regexp flags other than 'g' can also be embedded in the regexp:

postgres=# select substring('foo bar' from '(?i)BA+');
substring
-----------
ba

Returning an array containing the values of all capture groups might be
more useful (substring returns the value of the first capture group if
any, otherwise the matched string).

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Andrew (irc:RhodiumToad)