Re: count_nulls(VARIADIC "any") - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Jim Nasby
Subject Re: count_nulls(VARIADIC "any")
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Msg-id 565222DE.1000109@BlueTreble.com
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In response to Re: count_nulls(VARIADIC "any")  (Marko Tiikkaja <marko@joh.to>)
Responses Re: count_nulls(VARIADIC "any")  (Marko Tiikkaja <marko@joh.to>)
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On 11/22/15 11:34 AM, Marko Tiikkaja wrote:
> On 2015-11-22 18:29, Jim Nasby wrote:
>> Only if you know how many columns there already are.
>>
>> Or does this not work if you hand it a row?
>
> It "works" in the sense that it tells you whether the row is NULL or
> not.  I.e. the answer will always be 0 or 1.

Hrm, I was hoping something like count_nulls(complex_type.*) would work.

I guess one could always create a wrapper function that does 
count_not_nulls() anyway.
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