Re: [PATCH] proposal for regexp_count, regexp_instr, regexp_substr and regexp_replace

From: Erik Rijkers <er(at)xs4all(dot)nl>
To: Gilles Darold <gilles(at)darold(dot)net>, Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: pgsql-hackers(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org, chap(at)anastigmatix(dot)net
Subject: Re: [PATCH] proposal for regexp_count, regexp_instr, regexp_substr and regexp_replace
Date: 2021-08-03 13:02:43
Message-ID: c004ff29-506c-18df-851d-08b6494c0f40@xs4all.nl
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On 8/3/21 1:26 PM, Gilles Darold wrote:
> Le 03/08/2021 à 11:45, Gilles Darold a écrit :
>> Actually I just found that the regexp_like() function doesn't support
>> the start parameter which is something we should support. I saw that
>> Oracle do not support it but DB2 does and I think we should also
>> support it. I will post a new version of the patch once it is done.
>

+1

I for one am in favor of this 'start'-argument addition. Slightly
harder usage, but more precise manipulation.

Erik Rijkers

>
> Here is a new version of the patch that adds the start parameter to
> regexp_like() function but while I'm adding support to this parameter it
> become less obvious for me that we should implement it. However feel
> free to not use this version if you think that adding the start
> parameter has no real interest.
>
>
> Best regards,
>

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