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

From: "David E(dot) Wheeler" <david(at)justatheory(dot)com>
To: Brendan Jurd <direvus(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, "pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org Hackers" <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>, Pavel Stěhule <pavel(dot)stehule(at)gmail(dot)com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Exorcise "zero-dimensional" arrays (Was: Re: Should array_length() Return NULL)
Date: 2013-03-20 23:52:34
Message-ID: DBA5177C-EC61-4D66-A800-63586058E485@justatheory.com
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On Mar 20, 2013, at 4:45 PM, Brendan Jurd <direvus(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:

> I submit a patch to rectify the weird and confusing quirk of Postgres
> to use "zero dimensions" to signify an empty array.

Epic. Thank you. I’m very glad now that I complained about this (again)!

Best,

David

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