Re: proposal: searching in array function - array_position - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: proposal: searching in array function - array_position
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Msg-id 6167.1426026350@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: proposal: searching in array function - array_position  (Jim Nasby <Jim.Nasby@BlueTreble.com>)
Responses Re: proposal: searching in array function - array_position  (Jim Nasby <Jim.Nasby@BlueTreble.com>)
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Jim Nasby <Jim.Nasby@bluetreble.com> writes:
> That said, this pattern with fn_extra is repeated a lot, even just in 
> the backend (not counting contrib or extensions). It would be nice if 
> there was generic support for this.

What do you mean by "generic support"?  Most of those functions are doing
quite different things with fn_extra --- granted, nearly all of them are
caching something there, but I don't see very much that a "generic"
infrastructure could bring to the table.
        regards, tom lane



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