Re: like/ilike improvements - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: like/ilike improvements
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Msg-id 28377.1180056379@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: like/ilike improvements  (Andrew Dunstan <andrew@dunslane.net>)
Responses Re: like/ilike improvements  (Andrew Dunstan <andrew@dunslane.net>)
Re: like/ilike improvements  ("Zeugswetter Andreas ADI SD" <ZeugswetterA@spardat.at>)
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Andrew Dunstan <andrew@dunslane.net> writes:
> However, I have just about convinced myself that we don't need 
> IsFirstByte for matching "_" for UTF8, either preceded by "%" or not, as 
> it should always be true. Can anyone come up with a counter example?

You have to be on a first byte before you can meaningfully apply
NextChar, and you have to use NextChar or else you don't count
characters correctly (eg "__" must match 2 chars not 2 bytes).
        regards, tom lane


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