Re: regexp_replace - Mailing list pgsql-patches

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: regexp_replace
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Msg-id 657.1117944694@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: regexp_replace  (Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>)
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Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us> writes:
> Your patch has been added to the PostgreSQL unapplied patches list at:

> a_ogawa00 wrote:
>> This patch provides a new function regexp_replace.
>> regexp_replace extends a replace function and enables text search
>> by the regular expression. And, a back reference can be used within
>> a replace string.
>> (This patch for PostgreSQL 7.4.3)

Don't we have this functionality already?  It's even SQL-spec ...

            regards, tom lane

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