Re: list or regular expressions - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: list or regular expressions
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Msg-id 22528.1151353180@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to list or regular expressions  ("Rhys Stewart" <rhys.stewart@gmail.com>)
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"Rhys Stewart" <rhys.stewart@gmail.com> writes:
> can i search in a list or regular expression....eg

> "select yadi from ya where yadiya in ('old', 'ulk', 'orb')"

> but instead of in ther'd be another operator or a LIKE IN.

You could use "<operator> ANY" --- "IN" is just a shorthand for "= ANY".
I don't think the parser will take LIKE ANY, but you could use the
equivalent operator name ("~~" I think, check the manual).

            regards, tom lane

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