Re: maybe incorrect regexp_replace behavior in v8.3.4 ? - Mailing list pgsql-general

"Gauthier, Dave" <dave.gauthier@intel.com> writes:
> bi_hsx_a0_latest=# select regexp_replace('xxx','^xxxy$',null);
> regexp_replace
> ----------------
>
> (1 row)
> But why did it return null in this case?

regexp_replace is strict, so it never even gets called when there's
a null input.

            regards, tom lane