Re: [HACKERS] Re: [SQL] Functional Indexes - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: [HACKERS] Re: [SQL] Functional Indexes
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Msg-id 199903151453.JAA12863@candle.pha.pa.us
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In response to Re: [SQL] Functional Indexes  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
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On the TODO list:

    * allow creation of functional indexes to use default types


> "Bryan White" <bryan@arcamax.com> writes:
> > The documentation for CREATE INDEX implies that functions are allowed in
> > index definitions but when I execute:
> > create unique index idxtest on customer (lower(email));
> > the result is:
> > ERROR:  DefineIndex: (null) class not found
> > Should this work?  Do I have the syntax wrong?
>
> I tried this wih 6.4.2 and found that it was only accepted if I
> explicitly identified which index operator class to use:
>
> play=> create table customer (email text);
> CREATE
> play=> create unique index idxtest on customer (lower(email));
> ERROR:  DefineIndex:  class not found
> play=> create unique index idxtest on customer (lower(email) text_ops);
> CREATE
> play=>
>
> That'll do as a workaround for Bryan, but isn't this a bug?  Surely
> the system ought to know what type the result of lower() is...
>
>             regards, tom lane
>
>


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