Re: FEATURE REQUEST: let arrays support null values. - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: FEATURE REQUEST: let arrays support null values.
Date
Msg-id 16934.1072112803@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to FEATURE REQUEST: let arrays support null values.  ("ezra epstein" <ee_newsgroup_post@prajnait.com>)
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"ezra epstein" <ee_newsgroup_post@prajnait.com> writes:
> I've stumbled against the inability to put null values within an array.
> Are there any plans to remove that limitation?

It's on the TODO list.  I think Joe Conway has made noises about doing
something about it, but I dunno if he expects to get to it during the
7.5 development cycle or not.

> An pointers to where in the code I might start to look if I want to
> enhance this on my own?

The array code is mostly in

src/include/utils/array.h
src/backend/utils/adt/arrayfuncs.c
src/backend/utils/adt/array_userfuncs.c
src/backend/utils/adt/arrayutils.c

            regards, tom lane

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