aggregate version of first_value function?

From: Itagaki Takahiro <itagaki(dot)takahiro(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: PostgreSQL Hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: aggregate version of first_value function?
Date: 2011-03-03 10:53:44
Message-ID: AANLkTi=VCyR4FPHAA9X=BxAg+DHY5PbVFWXsetsMJVNR@mail.gmail.com
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We have window function version of first_value(),
but aggregate version looks useful to write queries something like:

=# CREATE TABLE obj (id integer, pos point);
=# SELECT X.id,
first_value(Y.id ORDER BY X.pos <-> Y.pos) AS neighbor
FROM obj X, obj Y
GROUP BY X.id;

Is it reasonable? Or, do we have alternative ways for the same purpose?

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Itagaki Takahiro

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