Accessing array elements in a FOR PL/pgsql loop - Mailing list pgsql-general

For each element in the array, I need to make some operation with plpgsql.
I usually use the syntax:

DECLARE
  array_len int;
BEGIN
  array_len := array_upper(i_array, 1);
  FOR i IN 1 .. array_len
  LOOP
     SOME OPERATION (i_array[i])
  END LOOP;

But I don't like that. Is there any built-in way to do that without
using the length, i.e like in python, e.g.
  for element in array:
    ....
This example does not work in Postgres.

I think I need a built-in function to make a column from an array, like
in the backwards operation SELECT ARRAY(column)