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From Tom Lane
Subject Re: count_nulls(VARIADIC "any")
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Msg-id 29938.1439421096@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: count_nulls(VARIADIC "any")  (Peter Geoghegan <pg@heroku.com>)
Responses Re: count_nulls(VARIADIC "any")  ("David G. Johnston" <david.g.johnston@gmail.com>)
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Peter Geoghegan <pg@heroku.com> writes:
> On Wed, Aug 12, 2015 at 10:30 AM, Alvaro Herrera
> <alvherre@2ndquadrant.com> wrote:
>> The name count_nulls() suggest an aggregate function to me, though.

> I thought the same.

Ditto.  I'd be fine with this if we can come up with a name that
doesn't sound like an aggregate.  The best I can do offhand is
"number_of_nulls()", which doesn't seem very pretty.
        regards, tom lane

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