数组也是我们SQL中经常使用的类型。像unnest
这个函数可以把数组转换成一个子查询,可以方便地实现一些功能。利用好数组有时候会提高系统性能。
比如减少JDBC执行次数,使用数组后能够使得查询条件使用索引等。
Table 9-40. Array Operators
Operator | Description | Example | Result |
---|---|---|---|
= | equal | ARRAY[1.1,2.1,3.1]::int[] = ARRAY[1,2,3] | t |
<> | not equal | ARRAY[1,2,3] <> ARRAY[1,2,4] | t |
< | less than | ARRAY[1,2,3] < ARRAY[1,2,4] | t |
> | greater than | ARRAY[1,4,3] > ARRAY[1,2,4] | t |
<= | less than or equal | ARRAY[1,2,3] <= ARRAY[1,2,3] | t |
>= | greater than or equal | ARRAY[1,4,3] >= ARRAY[1,4,3] | t |
@> | contains | ARRAY[1,4,3] @> ARRAY[3,1] | t |
<@ | is contained by | ARRAY[2,7] <@ ARRAY[1,7,4,2,6] | t |
&& | overlap (have elements in common) | ARRAY[1,4,3] && ARRAY[2,1] | t |
|| | array-to-array concatenation | ARRAY[1,2,3] || ARRAY[4,5,6] | {1,2,3,4,5,6} |
|| | array-to-array concatenation | ARRAY[1,2,3] || ARRAY[[4,5,6],[7,8,9]] | {{1,2,3},{4,5,6},{7,8,9}} |
|| | element-to-array concatenation | 3 || ARRAY[4,5,6] | {3,4,5,6} |
|| | array-to-element concatenation | ARRAY[4,5,6] || 7 | {4,5,6,7} |
Table 9-41. Array Functions
Function | Return Type | Description | Example | Result |
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array_append (anyarray, anyelement) | anyarray | append an element to the end of an array | array_append(ARRAY[1,2], 3) | {1,2,3} |
array_cat (anyarray, anyarray) | anyarray | concatenate two arrays | array_cat(ARRAY[1,2,3], ARRAY[4,5]) | {1,2,3,4,5} |
array_ndims (anyarray) | int | returns the number of dimensions of the array | array_ndims(ARRAY[[1,2,3], [4,5,6]]) | 2 |
array_dims (anyarray) | text | returns a text representation of array's dimensions | array_dims(ARRAY[[1,2,3], [4,5,6]]) | [1:2][1:3] |
array_fill (anyelement, int[], [, int[]]) | anyarray | returns an array initialized with supplied value and dimensions, optionally with lower bounds other than 1 | array_fill(7, ARRAY[3], ARRAY[2]) | [2:4]={7,7,7} |
array_length (anyarray, int) | int | returns the length of the requested array dimension | array_length(array[1,2,3], 1) | 3 |
array_lower (anyarray, int) | int | returns lower bound of the requested array dimension | array_lower('[0:2]={1,2,3}'::int[], 1) | 0 |
array_prepend (anyelement, anyarray) | anyarray | append an element to the beginning of an array | array_prepend(1, ARRAY[2,3]) | {1,2,3} |
array_to_string (anyarray, text [, text]) | text | concatenates array elements using supplied delimiter and optional null string | array_to_string(ARRAY[1, 2, 3, NULL, 5], ',', '*') | 1,2,3,*,5 |
array_upper (anyarray, int) | int | returns upper bound of the requested array dimension | array_upper(ARRAY[1,8,3,7], 1) | 4 |
string_to_array (text, text [, text]) | text[] | splits string into array elements using supplied delimiter and optional null string | string_to_array('xx~^~yy~^~zz', '~^~', 'yy') | {xx,NULL,zz} |
unnest (anyarray) | setof anyelement | expand an array to a set of rows | unnest(ARRAY[1,2]) | 1 2(2 rows) |