Re: variadic function, query "in", help with syntax/function - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Scott Ribe
Subject Re: variadic function, query "in", help with syntax/function
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Msg-id 59378B90-A499-4BA3-98AD-1DBABE7F18CB@elevated-dev.com
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In response to Re: variadic function, query "in", help with syntax/function  (Pavel Stehule <pavel.stehule@gmail.com>)
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On Oct 21, 2012, at 11:01 AM, Pavel Stehule wrote:

> Hello
>
> 2012/10/21 Scott Ribe <scott_ribe@elevated-dev.com>:
>> Briefly, what would it take to make the following work?
>>
>> create function getbatch (variadic ids int8[]) returns setof foobar as $$
>> begin
>>        return query
>>                select * from foobar where id in (ids);
>> end;
>> $$ language plpgsql;
>>
>
> create function getbatch (variadic ids int8[]) returns setof foobar as $$
> begin
>        return query
>                select * from foobar where id = any (ids);
> end;
> $$ language plpgsql;

Ah, thanks, I didn't know any worked in that context--I've just used it (and only seen examples) the other way:
const_id= any(somecol). 

> note, for these single statement function, sql language is better

I greatly simplified it for the question; it's kind of a nasty function that's multiple unions of multiple joins.

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