Re: Review: listagg aggregate - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Alastair Turner
Subject Re: Review: listagg aggregate
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Msg-id 24e589521001260323i6405009cr6b60934954dd1e3@mail.gmail.com
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In response to Re: Review: listagg aggregate  ("David E. Wheeler" <david@kineticode.com>)
Responses Re: Review: listagg aggregate  (Alastair Turner <bell@ctrlf5.co.za>)
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On Tue, Jan 26, 2010 at 1:08 PM, David E. Wheeler <david@kineticode.com> wrote:

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>
> Because it's an aggregate that cocatenates values. It's not an aggregate
> that lists things. I also like concat_agg better than string_agg because
> it's not limited to acting on strings.
>

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Given that it potentially produces a delimited list, not a straight
conacatenation (and that list is unacceptable since it would be
descriptive as a noun but not as a verb) would implode_agg not be the
most descriptive name?


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