Thread: How to set array element to null value
I'm trying to reset array element to null. but 3rd line of below snippet is giving the compilation error.
FOR indx_1 IN array_lower(X, 1)..array_upper(X, 1) LOOP
IF X[indx_1].REFERENCE_VALUE = 'ABC' THEN
X[indx_1].REFERENCE_VALUE:='';
END IF;
END LOOP;
Thanks & Regards,
Brahmeswara Rao J.
Brahmeswara Rao J.
2018-07-09 11:58 GMT+02:00 Brahmam Eswar <brahmam1234@gmail.com>:
I'm trying to reset array element to null. but 3rd line of below snippet is giving the compilation error.FOR indx_1 IN array_lower(X, 1)..array_upper(X, 1) LOOPIF X[indx_1].REFERENCE_VALUE = 'ABC' THENX[indx_1].REFERENCE_VALUE:='';END IF;END LOOP;
a) plpgsql doesn't support complex expressions on left side of assign command, b) '' is not NULL in PostgreSQL
you can write your code some like
DECLARE r RECORD;
BEGIN
FOR i IN array_lower(x, 1) .. array_upper(x, 1)
LOOP
r := x[i];
IF r.reference_value = 'ABC' THEN
r.reference_value := NULL;
x[i] := r;
END IF;
END LOOP;
END;
Regards
Pavel
--Thanks & Regards,
Brahmeswara Rao J.
2018-07-09 11:58 GMT+02:00 Brahmam Eswar <brahmam1234@gmail.com>:
I'm trying to reset array element to null. but 3rd line of below snippet is giving the compilation error.FOR indx_1 IN array_lower(X, 1)..array_upper(X, 1) LOOPIF X[indx_1].REFERENCE_VALUE = 'ABC' THENX[indx_1].REFERENCE_VALUE:='';END IF;END LOOP;
a) plpgsql doesn't support complex expressions on left side of assign command, b) '' is not NULL in PostgreSQL
you can write your code some like
DECLARE r RECORD;
BEGIN
FOR i IN array_lower(x, 1) .. array_upper(x, 1)
LOOP
r := x[i];
IF r.reference_value = 'ABC' THEN
r.reference_value := NULL;
x[i] := r;
END IF;
END LOOP;
END;
Regards
Pavel
--Thanks & Regards,
Brahmeswara Rao J.
Brahmam Eswar schrieb am 09.07.2018 um 11:58: > I'm trying to reset array element to null. but 3rd line of below snippet is giving the compilation error. > > > FOR indx_1 IN array_lower(X, 1)..array_upper(X, 1) LOOP > IF X[indx_1].REFERENCE_VALUE = 'ABC' THEN > X[indx_1].REFERENCE_VALUE:=''; > END IF; > END LOOP; What data type is X exactly? It looks like a composite record type. (Also: an empty string '' is not the same as NULL)
On Mon, Jul 09, 2018 at 03:28:45PM +0530, Brahmam Eswar wrote: > I'm trying to reset array element to null. You can do this in SQL as follows: SELECT ARRAY( SELECT CASE e WHEN 'ABC' THEN NULL ELSE e FROM UNNEST(x) _(e) ) This should really be going to pgsql-general because to is about how to use PostgreSQL, not how to change PostgreSQL. Best, David. -- David Fetter <david(at)fetter(dot)org> http://fetter.org/ Phone: +1 415 235 3778 Remember to vote! Consider donating to Postgres: http://www.postgresql.org/about/donate
On Mon, Jul 09, 2018 at 03:28:45PM +0530, Brahmam Eswar wrote: > I'm trying to reset array element to null. You can do this in SQL as follows: SELECT ARRAY( SELECT CASE e WHEN 'ABC' THEN NULL ELSE e FROM UNNEST(x) _(e) ) This should really be going to pgsql-general because to is about how to use PostgreSQL, not how to change PostgreSQL. Best, David. -- David Fetter <david(at)fetter(dot)org> http://fetter.org/ Phone: +1 415 235 3778 Remember to vote! Consider donating to Postgres: http://www.postgresql.org/about/donate