diff --git a/contrib/hstore/Makefile b/contrib/hstore/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 82908de..3000679
*** a/contrib/hstore/Makefile
--- b/contrib/hstore/Makefile
*************** OBJS = hstore_io.o hstore_op.o hstore_gi
*** 5,11 ****
  	$(WIN32RES)
  
  EXTENSION = hstore
! DATA = hstore--1.3.sql hstore--1.2--1.3.sql \
  	hstore--1.1--1.2.sql hstore--1.0--1.1.sql \
  	hstore--unpackaged--1.0.sql
  PGFILEDESC = "hstore - key/value pair data type"
--- 5,12 ----
  	$(WIN32RES)
  
  EXTENSION = hstore
! DATA = hstore--1.4.sql \
! 	hstore--1.3--1.4.sql hstore--1.2--1.3.sql \
  	hstore--1.1--1.2.sql hstore--1.0--1.1.sql \
  	hstore--unpackaged--1.0.sql
  PGFILEDESC = "hstore - key/value pair data type"
diff --git a/contrib/hstore/expected/hstore.out b/contrib/hstore/expected/hstore.out
new file mode 100644
index 6773a2b..dd1a13f
*** a/contrib/hstore/expected/hstore.out
--- b/contrib/hstore/expected/hstore.out
*************** select json_agg(q) from (select f1, hsto
*** 1507,1509 ****
--- 1507,1528 ----
    {"f1":"rec2","f2":{"b": false, "c": "null", "d": -12345, "e": "012345.6", "f": -1.234, "g": 0.345e-4, "a key": 2}}]
  (1 row)
  
+ -- length
+ select hstore_length('a=>b');
+  hstore_length 
+ ---------------
+              1
+ (1 row)
+ 
+ select hstore_length('a=>b, b=>null');
+  hstore_length 
+ ---------------
+              2
+ (1 row)
+ 
+ select hstore_length('');
+  hstore_length 
+ ---------------
+              0
+ (1 row)
+ 
diff --git a/contrib/hstore/hstore--1.3--1.4.sql b/contrib/hstore/hstore--1.3--1.4.sql
new file mode 100644
index ...23ab9ae
*** a/contrib/hstore/hstore--1.3--1.4.sql
--- b/contrib/hstore/hstore--1.3--1.4.sql
***************
*** 0 ****
--- 1,9 ----
+ /* contrib/hstore/hstore--1.3--1.4.sql */
+ 
+ -- complain if script is sourced in psql, rather than via ALTER EXTENSION
+ \echo Use "ALTER EXTENSION hstore UPDATE TO '1.4'" to load this file. \quit
+ 
+ CREATE FUNCTION hstore_length(hstore)
+ RETURNS integer
+ AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME', 'hstore_length'
+ LANGUAGE C IMMUTABLE STRICT;
diff --git a/contrib/hstore/hstore--1.3.sql b/contrib/hstore/hstore--1.3.sql
new file mode .
index b9b478d..e69de29
*** a/contrib/hstore/hstore--1.3.sql
--- b/contrib/hstore/hstore--1.3.sql
***************
*** 1,550 ****
- /* contrib/hstore/hstore--1.3.sql */
- 
- -- complain if script is sourced in psql, rather than via CREATE EXTENSION
- \echo Use "CREATE EXTENSION hstore" to load this file. \quit
- 
- CREATE TYPE hstore;
- 
- CREATE FUNCTION hstore_in(cstring)
- RETURNS hstore
- AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME'
- LANGUAGE C STRICT IMMUTABLE;
- 
- CREATE FUNCTION hstore_out(hstore)
- RETURNS cstring
- AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME'
- LANGUAGE C STRICT IMMUTABLE;
- 
- CREATE FUNCTION hstore_recv(internal)
- RETURNS hstore
- AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME'
- LANGUAGE C STRICT IMMUTABLE;
- 
- CREATE FUNCTION hstore_send(hstore)
- RETURNS bytea
- AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME'
- LANGUAGE C STRICT IMMUTABLE;
- 
- CREATE TYPE hstore (
-         INTERNALLENGTH = -1,
-         INPUT = hstore_in,
-         OUTPUT = hstore_out,
-         RECEIVE = hstore_recv,
-         SEND = hstore_send,
-         STORAGE = extended
- );
- 
- CREATE FUNCTION hstore_version_diag(hstore)
- RETURNS integer
- AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME','hstore_version_diag'
- LANGUAGE C STRICT IMMUTABLE;
- 
- CREATE FUNCTION fetchval(hstore,text)
- RETURNS text
- AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME','hstore_fetchval'
- LANGUAGE C STRICT IMMUTABLE;
- 
- CREATE OPERATOR -> (
- 	LEFTARG = hstore,
- 	RIGHTARG = text,
- 	PROCEDURE = fetchval
- );
- 
- CREATE FUNCTION slice_array(hstore,text[])
- RETURNS text[]
- AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME','hstore_slice_to_array'
- LANGUAGE C STRICT IMMUTABLE;
- 
- CREATE OPERATOR -> (
- 	LEFTARG = hstore,
- 	RIGHTARG = text[],
- 	PROCEDURE = slice_array
- );
- 
- CREATE FUNCTION slice(hstore,text[])
- RETURNS hstore
- AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME','hstore_slice_to_hstore'
- LANGUAGE C STRICT IMMUTABLE;
- 
- CREATE FUNCTION isexists(hstore,text)
- RETURNS bool
- AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME','hstore_exists'
- LANGUAGE C STRICT IMMUTABLE;
- 
- CREATE FUNCTION exist(hstore,text)
- RETURNS bool
- AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME','hstore_exists'
- LANGUAGE C STRICT IMMUTABLE;
- 
- CREATE OPERATOR ? (
- 	LEFTARG = hstore,
- 	RIGHTARG = text,
- 	PROCEDURE = exist,
- 	RESTRICT = contsel,
- 	JOIN = contjoinsel
- );
- 
- CREATE FUNCTION exists_any(hstore,text[])
- RETURNS bool
- AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME','hstore_exists_any'
- LANGUAGE C STRICT IMMUTABLE;
- 
- CREATE OPERATOR ?| (
- 	LEFTARG = hstore,
- 	RIGHTARG = text[],
- 	PROCEDURE = exists_any,
- 	RESTRICT = contsel,
- 	JOIN = contjoinsel
- );
- 
- CREATE FUNCTION exists_all(hstore,text[])
- RETURNS bool
- AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME','hstore_exists_all'
- LANGUAGE C STRICT IMMUTABLE;
- 
- CREATE OPERATOR ?& (
- 	LEFTARG = hstore,
- 	RIGHTARG = text[],
- 	PROCEDURE = exists_all,
- 	RESTRICT = contsel,
- 	JOIN = contjoinsel
- );
- 
- CREATE FUNCTION isdefined(hstore,text)
- RETURNS bool
- AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME','hstore_defined'
- LANGUAGE C STRICT IMMUTABLE;
- 
- CREATE FUNCTION defined(hstore,text)
- RETURNS bool
- AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME','hstore_defined'
- LANGUAGE C STRICT IMMUTABLE;
- 
- CREATE FUNCTION delete(hstore,text)
- RETURNS hstore
- AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME','hstore_delete'
- LANGUAGE C STRICT IMMUTABLE;
- 
- CREATE FUNCTION delete(hstore,text[])
- RETURNS hstore
- AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME','hstore_delete_array'
- LANGUAGE C STRICT IMMUTABLE;
- 
- CREATE FUNCTION delete(hstore,hstore)
- RETURNS hstore
- AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME','hstore_delete_hstore'
- LANGUAGE C STRICT IMMUTABLE;
- 
- CREATE OPERATOR - (
- 	LEFTARG = hstore,
- 	RIGHTARG = text,
- 	PROCEDURE = delete
- );
- 
- CREATE OPERATOR - (
- 	LEFTARG = hstore,
- 	RIGHTARG = text[],
- 	PROCEDURE = delete
- );
- 
- CREATE OPERATOR - (
- 	LEFTARG = hstore,
- 	RIGHTARG = hstore,
- 	PROCEDURE = delete
- );
- 
- CREATE FUNCTION hs_concat(hstore,hstore)
- RETURNS hstore
- AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME','hstore_concat'
- LANGUAGE C STRICT IMMUTABLE;
- 
- CREATE OPERATOR || (
- 	LEFTARG = hstore,
- 	RIGHTARG = hstore,
- 	PROCEDURE = hs_concat
- );
- 
- CREATE FUNCTION hs_contains(hstore,hstore)
- RETURNS bool
- AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME','hstore_contains'
- LANGUAGE C STRICT IMMUTABLE;
- 
- CREATE FUNCTION hs_contained(hstore,hstore)
- RETURNS bool
- AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME','hstore_contained'
- LANGUAGE C STRICT IMMUTABLE;
- 
- CREATE OPERATOR @> (
- 	LEFTARG = hstore,
- 	RIGHTARG = hstore,
- 	PROCEDURE = hs_contains,
- 	COMMUTATOR = '<@',
- 	RESTRICT = contsel,
- 	JOIN = contjoinsel
- );
- 
- CREATE OPERATOR <@ (
- 	LEFTARG = hstore,
- 	RIGHTARG = hstore,
- 	PROCEDURE = hs_contained,
- 	COMMUTATOR = '@>',
- 	RESTRICT = contsel,
- 	JOIN = contjoinsel
- );
- 
- -- obsolete:
- CREATE OPERATOR @ (
- 	LEFTARG = hstore,
- 	RIGHTARG = hstore,
- 	PROCEDURE = hs_contains,
- 	COMMUTATOR = '~',
- 	RESTRICT = contsel,
- 	JOIN = contjoinsel
- );
- 
- CREATE OPERATOR ~ (
- 	LEFTARG = hstore,
- 	RIGHTARG = hstore,
- 	PROCEDURE = hs_contained,
- 	COMMUTATOR = '@',
- 	RESTRICT = contsel,
- 	JOIN = contjoinsel
- );
- 
- CREATE FUNCTION tconvert(text,text)
- RETURNS hstore
- AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME','hstore_from_text'
- LANGUAGE C IMMUTABLE; -- not STRICT; needs to allow (key,NULL)
- 
- CREATE FUNCTION hstore(text,text)
- RETURNS hstore
- AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME','hstore_from_text'
- LANGUAGE C IMMUTABLE; -- not STRICT; needs to allow (key,NULL)
- 
- CREATE FUNCTION hstore(text[],text[])
- RETURNS hstore
- AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME', 'hstore_from_arrays'
- LANGUAGE C IMMUTABLE; -- not STRICT; allows (keys,null)
- 
- CREATE FUNCTION hstore(text[])
- RETURNS hstore
- AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME', 'hstore_from_array'
- LANGUAGE C IMMUTABLE STRICT;
- 
- CREATE CAST (text[] AS hstore)
-   WITH FUNCTION hstore(text[]);
- 
- CREATE FUNCTION hstore_to_json(hstore)
- RETURNS json
- AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME', 'hstore_to_json'
- LANGUAGE C IMMUTABLE STRICT;
- 
- CREATE CAST (hstore AS json)
-   WITH FUNCTION hstore_to_json(hstore);
- 
- CREATE FUNCTION hstore_to_json_loose(hstore)
- RETURNS json
- AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME', 'hstore_to_json_loose'
- LANGUAGE C IMMUTABLE STRICT;
- 
- CREATE FUNCTION hstore_to_jsonb(hstore)
- RETURNS jsonb
- AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME', 'hstore_to_jsonb'
- LANGUAGE C IMMUTABLE STRICT;
- 
- CREATE CAST (hstore AS jsonb)
-   WITH FUNCTION hstore_to_jsonb(hstore);
- 
- CREATE FUNCTION hstore_to_jsonb_loose(hstore)
- RETURNS jsonb
- AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME', 'hstore_to_jsonb_loose'
- LANGUAGE C IMMUTABLE STRICT;
- 
- CREATE FUNCTION hstore(record)
- RETURNS hstore
- AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME', 'hstore_from_record'
- LANGUAGE C IMMUTABLE; -- not STRICT; allows (null::recordtype)
- 
- CREATE FUNCTION hstore_to_array(hstore)
- RETURNS text[]
- AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME','hstore_to_array'
- LANGUAGE C STRICT IMMUTABLE;
- 
- CREATE OPERATOR %% (
-        RIGHTARG = hstore,
-        PROCEDURE = hstore_to_array
- );
- 
- CREATE FUNCTION hstore_to_matrix(hstore)
- RETURNS text[]
- AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME','hstore_to_matrix'
- LANGUAGE C STRICT IMMUTABLE;
- 
- CREATE OPERATOR %# (
-        RIGHTARG = hstore,
-        PROCEDURE = hstore_to_matrix
- );
- 
- CREATE FUNCTION akeys(hstore)
- RETURNS text[]
- AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME','hstore_akeys'
- LANGUAGE C STRICT IMMUTABLE;
- 
- CREATE FUNCTION avals(hstore)
- RETURNS text[]
- AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME','hstore_avals'
- LANGUAGE C STRICT IMMUTABLE;
- 
- CREATE FUNCTION skeys(hstore)
- RETURNS setof text
- AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME','hstore_skeys'
- LANGUAGE C STRICT IMMUTABLE;
- 
- CREATE FUNCTION svals(hstore)
- RETURNS setof text
- AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME','hstore_svals'
- LANGUAGE C STRICT IMMUTABLE;
- 
- CREATE FUNCTION each(IN hs hstore,
-     OUT key text,
-     OUT value text)
- RETURNS SETOF record
- AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME','hstore_each'
- LANGUAGE C STRICT IMMUTABLE;
- 
- CREATE FUNCTION populate_record(anyelement,hstore)
- RETURNS anyelement
- AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME', 'hstore_populate_record'
- LANGUAGE C IMMUTABLE; -- not STRICT; allows (null::rectype,hstore)
- 
- CREATE OPERATOR #= (
- 	LEFTARG = anyelement,
- 	RIGHTARG = hstore,
- 	PROCEDURE = populate_record
- );
- 
- -- btree support
- 
- CREATE FUNCTION hstore_eq(hstore,hstore)
- RETURNS boolean
- AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME','hstore_eq'
- LANGUAGE C STRICT IMMUTABLE;
- 
- CREATE FUNCTION hstore_ne(hstore,hstore)
- RETURNS boolean
- AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME','hstore_ne'
- LANGUAGE C STRICT IMMUTABLE;
- 
- CREATE FUNCTION hstore_gt(hstore,hstore)
- RETURNS boolean
- AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME','hstore_gt'
- LANGUAGE C STRICT IMMUTABLE;
- 
- CREATE FUNCTION hstore_ge(hstore,hstore)
- RETURNS boolean
- AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME','hstore_ge'
- LANGUAGE C STRICT IMMUTABLE;
- 
- CREATE FUNCTION hstore_lt(hstore,hstore)
- RETURNS boolean
- AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME','hstore_lt'
- LANGUAGE C STRICT IMMUTABLE;
- 
- CREATE FUNCTION hstore_le(hstore,hstore)
- RETURNS boolean
- AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME','hstore_le'
- LANGUAGE C STRICT IMMUTABLE;
- 
- CREATE FUNCTION hstore_cmp(hstore,hstore)
- RETURNS integer
- AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME','hstore_cmp'
- LANGUAGE C STRICT IMMUTABLE;
- 
- CREATE OPERATOR = (
-        LEFTARG = hstore,
-        RIGHTARG = hstore,
-        PROCEDURE = hstore_eq,
-        COMMUTATOR = =,
-        NEGATOR = <>,
-        RESTRICT = eqsel,
-        JOIN = eqjoinsel,
-        MERGES,
-        HASHES
- );
- CREATE OPERATOR <> (
-        LEFTARG = hstore,
-        RIGHTARG = hstore,
-        PROCEDURE = hstore_ne,
-        COMMUTATOR = <>,
-        NEGATOR = =,
-        RESTRICT = neqsel,
-        JOIN = neqjoinsel
- );
- 
- -- the comparison operators have funky names (and are undocumented)
- -- in an attempt to discourage anyone from actually using them. they
- -- only exist to support the btree opclass
- 
- CREATE OPERATOR #<# (
-        LEFTARG = hstore,
-        RIGHTARG = hstore,
-        PROCEDURE = hstore_lt,
-        COMMUTATOR = #>#,
-        NEGATOR = #>=#,
-        RESTRICT = scalarltsel,
-        JOIN = scalarltjoinsel
- );
- CREATE OPERATOR #<=# (
-        LEFTARG = hstore,
-        RIGHTARG = hstore,
-        PROCEDURE = hstore_le,
-        COMMUTATOR = #>=#,
-        NEGATOR = #>#,
-        RESTRICT = scalarltsel,
-        JOIN = scalarltjoinsel
- );
- CREATE OPERATOR #># (
-        LEFTARG = hstore,
-        RIGHTARG = hstore,
-        PROCEDURE = hstore_gt,
-        COMMUTATOR = #<#,
-        NEGATOR = #<=#,
-        RESTRICT = scalargtsel,
-        JOIN = scalargtjoinsel
- );
- CREATE OPERATOR #>=# (
-        LEFTARG = hstore,
-        RIGHTARG = hstore,
-        PROCEDURE = hstore_ge,
-        COMMUTATOR = #<=#,
-        NEGATOR = #<#,
-        RESTRICT = scalargtsel,
-        JOIN = scalargtjoinsel
- );
- 
- CREATE OPERATOR CLASS btree_hstore_ops
- DEFAULT FOR TYPE hstore USING btree
- AS
- 	OPERATOR	1	#<# ,
- 	OPERATOR	2	#<=# ,
- 	OPERATOR	3	= ,
- 	OPERATOR	4	#>=# ,
- 	OPERATOR	5	#># ,
- 	FUNCTION	1	hstore_cmp(hstore,hstore);
- 
- -- hash support
- 
- CREATE FUNCTION hstore_hash(hstore)
- RETURNS integer
- AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME','hstore_hash'
- LANGUAGE C STRICT IMMUTABLE;
- 
- CREATE OPERATOR CLASS hash_hstore_ops
- DEFAULT FOR TYPE hstore USING hash
- AS
- 	OPERATOR	1	= ,
- 	FUNCTION	1	hstore_hash(hstore);
- 
- -- GiST support
- 
- CREATE TYPE ghstore;
- 
- CREATE FUNCTION ghstore_in(cstring)
- RETURNS ghstore
- AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME'
- LANGUAGE C STRICT IMMUTABLE;
- 
- CREATE FUNCTION ghstore_out(ghstore)
- RETURNS cstring
- AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME'
- LANGUAGE C STRICT IMMUTABLE;
- 
- CREATE TYPE ghstore (
-         INTERNALLENGTH = -1,
-         INPUT = ghstore_in,
-         OUTPUT = ghstore_out
- );
- 
- CREATE FUNCTION ghstore_compress(internal)
- RETURNS internal
- AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME'
- LANGUAGE C IMMUTABLE STRICT;
- 
- CREATE FUNCTION ghstore_decompress(internal)
- RETURNS internal
- AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME'
- LANGUAGE C IMMUTABLE STRICT;
- 
- CREATE FUNCTION ghstore_penalty(internal,internal,internal)
- RETURNS internal
- AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME'
- LANGUAGE C IMMUTABLE STRICT;
- 
- CREATE FUNCTION ghstore_picksplit(internal, internal)
- RETURNS internal
- AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME'
- LANGUAGE C IMMUTABLE STRICT;
- 
- CREATE FUNCTION ghstore_union(internal, internal)
- RETURNS ghstore
- AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME'
- LANGUAGE C IMMUTABLE STRICT;
- 
- CREATE FUNCTION ghstore_same(ghstore, ghstore, internal)
- RETURNS internal
- AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME'
- LANGUAGE C IMMUTABLE STRICT;
- 
- CREATE FUNCTION ghstore_consistent(internal,hstore,smallint,oid,internal)
- RETURNS bool
- AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME'
- LANGUAGE C IMMUTABLE STRICT;
- 
- CREATE OPERATOR CLASS gist_hstore_ops
- DEFAULT FOR TYPE hstore USING gist
- AS
- 	OPERATOR        7       @> ,
- 	OPERATOR        9       ?(hstore,text) ,
- 	OPERATOR        10      ?|(hstore,text[]) ,
- 	OPERATOR        11      ?&(hstore,text[]) ,
-         --OPERATOR        8       <@ ,
-         OPERATOR        13      @ ,
-         --OPERATOR        14      ~ ,
-         FUNCTION        1       ghstore_consistent (internal, hstore, smallint, oid, internal),
-         FUNCTION        2       ghstore_union (internal, internal),
-         FUNCTION        3       ghstore_compress (internal),
-         FUNCTION        4       ghstore_decompress (internal),
-         FUNCTION        5       ghstore_penalty (internal, internal, internal),
-         FUNCTION        6       ghstore_picksplit (internal, internal),
-         FUNCTION        7       ghstore_same (ghstore, ghstore, internal),
-         STORAGE         ghstore;
- 
- -- GIN support
- 
- CREATE FUNCTION gin_extract_hstore(hstore, internal)
- RETURNS internal
- AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME'
- LANGUAGE C IMMUTABLE STRICT;
- 
- CREATE FUNCTION gin_extract_hstore_query(hstore, internal, int2, internal, internal)
- RETURNS internal
- AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME'
- LANGUAGE C IMMUTABLE STRICT;
- 
- CREATE FUNCTION gin_consistent_hstore(internal, int2, hstore, int4, internal, internal)
- RETURNS bool
- AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME'
- LANGUAGE C IMMUTABLE STRICT;
- 
- CREATE OPERATOR CLASS gin_hstore_ops
- DEFAULT FOR TYPE hstore USING gin
- AS
- 	OPERATOR        7       @>,
- 	OPERATOR        9       ?(hstore,text),
- 	OPERATOR        10      ?|(hstore,text[]),
- 	OPERATOR        11      ?&(hstore,text[]),
- 	FUNCTION        1       bttextcmp(text,text),
- 	FUNCTION        2       gin_extract_hstore(hstore, internal),
- 	FUNCTION        3       gin_extract_hstore_query(hstore, internal, int2, internal, internal),
- 	FUNCTION        4       gin_consistent_hstore(internal, int2, hstore, int4, internal, internal),
- 	STORAGE         text;
--- 0 ----
diff --git a/contrib/hstore/hstore--1.4.sql b/contrib/hstore/hstore--1.4.sql
new file mode 100644
index ...8feb20f
*** a/contrib/hstore/hstore--1.4.sql
--- b/contrib/hstore/hstore--1.4.sql
***************
*** 0 ****
--- 1,555 ----
+ /* contrib/hstore/hstore--1.4.sql */
+ 
+ -- complain if script is sourced in psql, rather than via CREATE EXTENSION
+ \echo Use "CREATE EXTENSION hstore" to load this file. \quit
+ 
+ CREATE TYPE hstore;
+ 
+ CREATE FUNCTION hstore_in(cstring)
+ RETURNS hstore
+ AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME'
+ LANGUAGE C STRICT IMMUTABLE;
+ 
+ CREATE FUNCTION hstore_out(hstore)
+ RETURNS cstring
+ AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME'
+ LANGUAGE C STRICT IMMUTABLE;
+ 
+ CREATE FUNCTION hstore_recv(internal)
+ RETURNS hstore
+ AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME'
+ LANGUAGE C STRICT IMMUTABLE;
+ 
+ CREATE FUNCTION hstore_send(hstore)
+ RETURNS bytea
+ AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME'
+ LANGUAGE C STRICT IMMUTABLE;
+ 
+ CREATE TYPE hstore (
+         INTERNALLENGTH = -1,
+         INPUT = hstore_in,
+         OUTPUT = hstore_out,
+         RECEIVE = hstore_recv,
+         SEND = hstore_send,
+         STORAGE = extended
+ );
+ 
+ CREATE FUNCTION hstore_version_diag(hstore)
+ RETURNS integer
+ AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME','hstore_version_diag'
+ LANGUAGE C STRICT IMMUTABLE;
+ 
+ CREATE FUNCTION fetchval(hstore,text)
+ RETURNS text
+ AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME','hstore_fetchval'
+ LANGUAGE C STRICT IMMUTABLE;
+ 
+ CREATE OPERATOR -> (
+ 	LEFTARG = hstore,
+ 	RIGHTARG = text,
+ 	PROCEDURE = fetchval
+ );
+ 
+ CREATE FUNCTION slice_array(hstore,text[])
+ RETURNS text[]
+ AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME','hstore_slice_to_array'
+ LANGUAGE C STRICT IMMUTABLE;
+ 
+ CREATE OPERATOR -> (
+ 	LEFTARG = hstore,
+ 	RIGHTARG = text[],
+ 	PROCEDURE = slice_array
+ );
+ 
+ CREATE FUNCTION slice(hstore,text[])
+ RETURNS hstore
+ AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME','hstore_slice_to_hstore'
+ LANGUAGE C STRICT IMMUTABLE;
+ 
+ CREATE FUNCTION isexists(hstore,text)
+ RETURNS bool
+ AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME','hstore_exists'
+ LANGUAGE C STRICT IMMUTABLE;
+ 
+ CREATE FUNCTION exist(hstore,text)
+ RETURNS bool
+ AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME','hstore_exists'
+ LANGUAGE C STRICT IMMUTABLE;
+ 
+ CREATE OPERATOR ? (
+ 	LEFTARG = hstore,
+ 	RIGHTARG = text,
+ 	PROCEDURE = exist,
+ 	RESTRICT = contsel,
+ 	JOIN = contjoinsel
+ );
+ 
+ CREATE FUNCTION exists_any(hstore,text[])
+ RETURNS bool
+ AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME','hstore_exists_any'
+ LANGUAGE C STRICT IMMUTABLE;
+ 
+ CREATE OPERATOR ?| (
+ 	LEFTARG = hstore,
+ 	RIGHTARG = text[],
+ 	PROCEDURE = exists_any,
+ 	RESTRICT = contsel,
+ 	JOIN = contjoinsel
+ );
+ 
+ CREATE FUNCTION exists_all(hstore,text[])
+ RETURNS bool
+ AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME','hstore_exists_all'
+ LANGUAGE C STRICT IMMUTABLE;
+ 
+ CREATE OPERATOR ?& (
+ 	LEFTARG = hstore,
+ 	RIGHTARG = text[],
+ 	PROCEDURE = exists_all,
+ 	RESTRICT = contsel,
+ 	JOIN = contjoinsel
+ );
+ 
+ CREATE FUNCTION isdefined(hstore,text)
+ RETURNS bool
+ AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME','hstore_defined'
+ LANGUAGE C STRICT IMMUTABLE;
+ 
+ CREATE FUNCTION defined(hstore,text)
+ RETURNS bool
+ AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME','hstore_defined'
+ LANGUAGE C STRICT IMMUTABLE;
+ 
+ CREATE FUNCTION delete(hstore,text)
+ RETURNS hstore
+ AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME','hstore_delete'
+ LANGUAGE C STRICT IMMUTABLE;
+ 
+ CREATE FUNCTION delete(hstore,text[])
+ RETURNS hstore
+ AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME','hstore_delete_array'
+ LANGUAGE C STRICT IMMUTABLE;
+ 
+ CREATE FUNCTION delete(hstore,hstore)
+ RETURNS hstore
+ AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME','hstore_delete_hstore'
+ LANGUAGE C STRICT IMMUTABLE;
+ 
+ CREATE OPERATOR - (
+ 	LEFTARG = hstore,
+ 	RIGHTARG = text,
+ 	PROCEDURE = delete
+ );
+ 
+ CREATE OPERATOR - (
+ 	LEFTARG = hstore,
+ 	RIGHTARG = text[],
+ 	PROCEDURE = delete
+ );
+ 
+ CREATE OPERATOR - (
+ 	LEFTARG = hstore,
+ 	RIGHTARG = hstore,
+ 	PROCEDURE = delete
+ );
+ 
+ CREATE FUNCTION hs_concat(hstore,hstore)
+ RETURNS hstore
+ AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME','hstore_concat'
+ LANGUAGE C STRICT IMMUTABLE;
+ 
+ CREATE OPERATOR || (
+ 	LEFTARG = hstore,
+ 	RIGHTARG = hstore,
+ 	PROCEDURE = hs_concat
+ );
+ 
+ CREATE FUNCTION hs_contains(hstore,hstore)
+ RETURNS bool
+ AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME','hstore_contains'
+ LANGUAGE C STRICT IMMUTABLE;
+ 
+ CREATE FUNCTION hs_contained(hstore,hstore)
+ RETURNS bool
+ AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME','hstore_contained'
+ LANGUAGE C STRICT IMMUTABLE;
+ 
+ CREATE OPERATOR @> (
+ 	LEFTARG = hstore,
+ 	RIGHTARG = hstore,
+ 	PROCEDURE = hs_contains,
+ 	COMMUTATOR = '<@',
+ 	RESTRICT = contsel,
+ 	JOIN = contjoinsel
+ );
+ 
+ CREATE OPERATOR <@ (
+ 	LEFTARG = hstore,
+ 	RIGHTARG = hstore,
+ 	PROCEDURE = hs_contained,
+ 	COMMUTATOR = '@>',
+ 	RESTRICT = contsel,
+ 	JOIN = contjoinsel
+ );
+ 
+ -- obsolete:
+ CREATE OPERATOR @ (
+ 	LEFTARG = hstore,
+ 	RIGHTARG = hstore,
+ 	PROCEDURE = hs_contains,
+ 	COMMUTATOR = '~',
+ 	RESTRICT = contsel,
+ 	JOIN = contjoinsel
+ );
+ 
+ CREATE OPERATOR ~ (
+ 	LEFTARG = hstore,
+ 	RIGHTARG = hstore,
+ 	PROCEDURE = hs_contained,
+ 	COMMUTATOR = '@',
+ 	RESTRICT = contsel,
+ 	JOIN = contjoinsel
+ );
+ 
+ CREATE FUNCTION tconvert(text,text)
+ RETURNS hstore
+ AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME','hstore_from_text'
+ LANGUAGE C IMMUTABLE; -- not STRICT; needs to allow (key,NULL)
+ 
+ CREATE FUNCTION hstore(text,text)
+ RETURNS hstore
+ AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME','hstore_from_text'
+ LANGUAGE C IMMUTABLE; -- not STRICT; needs to allow (key,NULL)
+ 
+ CREATE FUNCTION hstore(text[],text[])
+ RETURNS hstore
+ AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME', 'hstore_from_arrays'
+ LANGUAGE C IMMUTABLE; -- not STRICT; allows (keys,null)
+ 
+ CREATE FUNCTION hstore(text[])
+ RETURNS hstore
+ AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME', 'hstore_from_array'
+ LANGUAGE C IMMUTABLE STRICT;
+ 
+ CREATE CAST (text[] AS hstore)
+   WITH FUNCTION hstore(text[]);
+ 
+ CREATE FUNCTION hstore_to_json(hstore)
+ RETURNS json
+ AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME', 'hstore_to_json'
+ LANGUAGE C IMMUTABLE STRICT;
+ 
+ CREATE CAST (hstore AS json)
+   WITH FUNCTION hstore_to_json(hstore);
+ 
+ CREATE FUNCTION hstore_to_json_loose(hstore)
+ RETURNS json
+ AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME', 'hstore_to_json_loose'
+ LANGUAGE C IMMUTABLE STRICT;
+ 
+ CREATE FUNCTION hstore_to_jsonb(hstore)
+ RETURNS jsonb
+ AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME', 'hstore_to_jsonb'
+ LANGUAGE C IMMUTABLE STRICT;
+ 
+ CREATE CAST (hstore AS jsonb)
+   WITH FUNCTION hstore_to_jsonb(hstore);
+ 
+ CREATE FUNCTION hstore_to_jsonb_loose(hstore)
+ RETURNS jsonb
+ AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME', 'hstore_to_jsonb_loose'
+ LANGUAGE C IMMUTABLE STRICT;
+ 
+ CREATE FUNCTION hstore_length(hstore)
+ RETURNS integer
+ AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME', 'hstore_length'
+ LANGUAGE C IMMUTABLE STRICT;
+ 
+ CREATE FUNCTION hstore(record)
+ RETURNS hstore
+ AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME', 'hstore_from_record'
+ LANGUAGE C IMMUTABLE; -- not STRICT; allows (null::recordtype)
+ 
+ CREATE FUNCTION hstore_to_array(hstore)
+ RETURNS text[]
+ AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME','hstore_to_array'
+ LANGUAGE C STRICT IMMUTABLE;
+ 
+ CREATE OPERATOR %% (
+        RIGHTARG = hstore,
+        PROCEDURE = hstore_to_array
+ );
+ 
+ CREATE FUNCTION hstore_to_matrix(hstore)
+ RETURNS text[]
+ AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME','hstore_to_matrix'
+ LANGUAGE C STRICT IMMUTABLE;
+ 
+ CREATE OPERATOR %# (
+        RIGHTARG = hstore,
+        PROCEDURE = hstore_to_matrix
+ );
+ 
+ CREATE FUNCTION akeys(hstore)
+ RETURNS text[]
+ AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME','hstore_akeys'
+ LANGUAGE C STRICT IMMUTABLE;
+ 
+ CREATE FUNCTION avals(hstore)
+ RETURNS text[]
+ AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME','hstore_avals'
+ LANGUAGE C STRICT IMMUTABLE;
+ 
+ CREATE FUNCTION skeys(hstore)
+ RETURNS setof text
+ AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME','hstore_skeys'
+ LANGUAGE C STRICT IMMUTABLE;
+ 
+ CREATE FUNCTION svals(hstore)
+ RETURNS setof text
+ AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME','hstore_svals'
+ LANGUAGE C STRICT IMMUTABLE;
+ 
+ CREATE FUNCTION each(IN hs hstore,
+     OUT key text,
+     OUT value text)
+ RETURNS SETOF record
+ AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME','hstore_each'
+ LANGUAGE C STRICT IMMUTABLE;
+ 
+ CREATE FUNCTION populate_record(anyelement,hstore)
+ RETURNS anyelement
+ AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME', 'hstore_populate_record'
+ LANGUAGE C IMMUTABLE; -- not STRICT; allows (null::rectype,hstore)
+ 
+ CREATE OPERATOR #= (
+ 	LEFTARG = anyelement,
+ 	RIGHTARG = hstore,
+ 	PROCEDURE = populate_record
+ );
+ 
+ -- btree support
+ 
+ CREATE FUNCTION hstore_eq(hstore,hstore)
+ RETURNS boolean
+ AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME','hstore_eq'
+ LANGUAGE C STRICT IMMUTABLE;
+ 
+ CREATE FUNCTION hstore_ne(hstore,hstore)
+ RETURNS boolean
+ AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME','hstore_ne'
+ LANGUAGE C STRICT IMMUTABLE;
+ 
+ CREATE FUNCTION hstore_gt(hstore,hstore)
+ RETURNS boolean
+ AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME','hstore_gt'
+ LANGUAGE C STRICT IMMUTABLE;
+ 
+ CREATE FUNCTION hstore_ge(hstore,hstore)
+ RETURNS boolean
+ AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME','hstore_ge'
+ LANGUAGE C STRICT IMMUTABLE;
+ 
+ CREATE FUNCTION hstore_lt(hstore,hstore)
+ RETURNS boolean
+ AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME','hstore_lt'
+ LANGUAGE C STRICT IMMUTABLE;
+ 
+ CREATE FUNCTION hstore_le(hstore,hstore)
+ RETURNS boolean
+ AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME','hstore_le'
+ LANGUAGE C STRICT IMMUTABLE;
+ 
+ CREATE FUNCTION hstore_cmp(hstore,hstore)
+ RETURNS integer
+ AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME','hstore_cmp'
+ LANGUAGE C STRICT IMMUTABLE;
+ 
+ CREATE OPERATOR = (
+        LEFTARG = hstore,
+        RIGHTARG = hstore,
+        PROCEDURE = hstore_eq,
+        COMMUTATOR = =,
+        NEGATOR = <>,
+        RESTRICT = eqsel,
+        JOIN = eqjoinsel,
+        MERGES,
+        HASHES
+ );
+ CREATE OPERATOR <> (
+        LEFTARG = hstore,
+        RIGHTARG = hstore,
+        PROCEDURE = hstore_ne,
+        COMMUTATOR = <>,
+        NEGATOR = =,
+        RESTRICT = neqsel,
+        JOIN = neqjoinsel
+ );
+ 
+ -- the comparison operators have funky names (and are undocumented)
+ -- in an attempt to discourage anyone from actually using them. they
+ -- only exist to support the btree opclass
+ 
+ CREATE OPERATOR #<# (
+        LEFTARG = hstore,
+        RIGHTARG = hstore,
+        PROCEDURE = hstore_lt,
+        COMMUTATOR = #>#,
+        NEGATOR = #>=#,
+        RESTRICT = scalarltsel,
+        JOIN = scalarltjoinsel
+ );
+ CREATE OPERATOR #<=# (
+        LEFTARG = hstore,
+        RIGHTARG = hstore,
+        PROCEDURE = hstore_le,
+        COMMUTATOR = #>=#,
+        NEGATOR = #>#,
+        RESTRICT = scalarltsel,
+        JOIN = scalarltjoinsel
+ );
+ CREATE OPERATOR #># (
+        LEFTARG = hstore,
+        RIGHTARG = hstore,
+        PROCEDURE = hstore_gt,
+        COMMUTATOR = #<#,
+        NEGATOR = #<=#,
+        RESTRICT = scalargtsel,
+        JOIN = scalargtjoinsel
+ );
+ CREATE OPERATOR #>=# (
+        LEFTARG = hstore,
+        RIGHTARG = hstore,
+        PROCEDURE = hstore_ge,
+        COMMUTATOR = #<=#,
+        NEGATOR = #<#,
+        RESTRICT = scalargtsel,
+        JOIN = scalargtjoinsel
+ );
+ 
+ CREATE OPERATOR CLASS btree_hstore_ops
+ DEFAULT FOR TYPE hstore USING btree
+ AS
+ 	OPERATOR	1	#<# ,
+ 	OPERATOR	2	#<=# ,
+ 	OPERATOR	3	= ,
+ 	OPERATOR	4	#>=# ,
+ 	OPERATOR	5	#># ,
+ 	FUNCTION	1	hstore_cmp(hstore,hstore);
+ 
+ -- hash support
+ 
+ CREATE FUNCTION hstore_hash(hstore)
+ RETURNS integer
+ AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME','hstore_hash'
+ LANGUAGE C STRICT IMMUTABLE;
+ 
+ CREATE OPERATOR CLASS hash_hstore_ops
+ DEFAULT FOR TYPE hstore USING hash
+ AS
+ 	OPERATOR	1	= ,
+ 	FUNCTION	1	hstore_hash(hstore);
+ 
+ -- GiST support
+ 
+ CREATE TYPE ghstore;
+ 
+ CREATE FUNCTION ghstore_in(cstring)
+ RETURNS ghstore
+ AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME'
+ LANGUAGE C STRICT IMMUTABLE;
+ 
+ CREATE FUNCTION ghstore_out(ghstore)
+ RETURNS cstring
+ AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME'
+ LANGUAGE C STRICT IMMUTABLE;
+ 
+ CREATE TYPE ghstore (
+         INTERNALLENGTH = -1,
+         INPUT = ghstore_in,
+         OUTPUT = ghstore_out
+ );
+ 
+ CREATE FUNCTION ghstore_compress(internal)
+ RETURNS internal
+ AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME'
+ LANGUAGE C IMMUTABLE STRICT;
+ 
+ CREATE FUNCTION ghstore_decompress(internal)
+ RETURNS internal
+ AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME'
+ LANGUAGE C IMMUTABLE STRICT;
+ 
+ CREATE FUNCTION ghstore_penalty(internal,internal,internal)
+ RETURNS internal
+ AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME'
+ LANGUAGE C IMMUTABLE STRICT;
+ 
+ CREATE FUNCTION ghstore_picksplit(internal, internal)
+ RETURNS internal
+ AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME'
+ LANGUAGE C IMMUTABLE STRICT;
+ 
+ CREATE FUNCTION ghstore_union(internal, internal)
+ RETURNS ghstore
+ AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME'
+ LANGUAGE C IMMUTABLE STRICT;
+ 
+ CREATE FUNCTION ghstore_same(ghstore, ghstore, internal)
+ RETURNS internal
+ AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME'
+ LANGUAGE C IMMUTABLE STRICT;
+ 
+ CREATE FUNCTION ghstore_consistent(internal,hstore,smallint,oid,internal)
+ RETURNS bool
+ AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME'
+ LANGUAGE C IMMUTABLE STRICT;
+ 
+ CREATE OPERATOR CLASS gist_hstore_ops
+ DEFAULT FOR TYPE hstore USING gist
+ AS
+ 	OPERATOR        7       @> ,
+ 	OPERATOR        9       ?(hstore,text) ,
+ 	OPERATOR        10      ?|(hstore,text[]) ,
+ 	OPERATOR        11      ?&(hstore,text[]) ,
+         --OPERATOR        8       <@ ,
+         OPERATOR        13      @ ,
+         --OPERATOR        14      ~ ,
+         FUNCTION        1       ghstore_consistent (internal, hstore, smallint, oid, internal),
+         FUNCTION        2       ghstore_union (internal, internal),
+         FUNCTION        3       ghstore_compress (internal),
+         FUNCTION        4       ghstore_decompress (internal),
+         FUNCTION        5       ghstore_penalty (internal, internal, internal),
+         FUNCTION        6       ghstore_picksplit (internal, internal),
+         FUNCTION        7       ghstore_same (ghstore, ghstore, internal),
+         STORAGE         ghstore;
+ 
+ -- GIN support
+ 
+ CREATE FUNCTION gin_extract_hstore(hstore, internal)
+ RETURNS internal
+ AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME'
+ LANGUAGE C IMMUTABLE STRICT;
+ 
+ CREATE FUNCTION gin_extract_hstore_query(hstore, internal, int2, internal, internal)
+ RETURNS internal
+ AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME'
+ LANGUAGE C IMMUTABLE STRICT;
+ 
+ CREATE FUNCTION gin_consistent_hstore(internal, int2, hstore, int4, internal, internal)
+ RETURNS bool
+ AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME'
+ LANGUAGE C IMMUTABLE STRICT;
+ 
+ CREATE OPERATOR CLASS gin_hstore_ops
+ DEFAULT FOR TYPE hstore USING gin
+ AS
+ 	OPERATOR        7       @>,
+ 	OPERATOR        9       ?(hstore,text),
+ 	OPERATOR        10      ?|(hstore,text[]),
+ 	OPERATOR        11      ?&(hstore,text[]),
+ 	FUNCTION        1       bttextcmp(text,text),
+ 	FUNCTION        2       gin_extract_hstore(hstore, internal),
+ 	FUNCTION        3       gin_extract_hstore_query(hstore, internal, int2, internal, internal),
+ 	FUNCTION        4       gin_consistent_hstore(internal, int2, hstore, int4, internal, internal),
+ 	STORAGE         text;
diff --git a/contrib/hstore/hstore.control b/contrib/hstore/hstore.control
new file mode 100644
index dcc3b68..f99a937
*** a/contrib/hstore/hstore.control
--- b/contrib/hstore/hstore.control
***************
*** 1,5 ****
  # hstore extension
  comment = 'data type for storing sets of (key, value) pairs'
! default_version = '1.3'
  module_pathname = '$libdir/hstore'
  relocatable = true
--- 1,5 ----
  # hstore extension
  comment = 'data type for storing sets of (key, value) pairs'
! default_version = '1.4'
  module_pathname = '$libdir/hstore'
  relocatable = true
diff --git a/contrib/hstore/hstore_op.c b/contrib/hstore/hstore_op.c
new file mode 100644
index 1e2dc88..fb0bf9b
*** a/contrib/hstore/hstore_op.c
--- b/contrib/hstore/hstore_op.c
*************** HSTORE_POLLUTE(hstore_avals, avals);
*** 25,30 ****
--- 25,31 ----
  HSTORE_POLLUTE(hstore_skeys, skeys);
  HSTORE_POLLUTE(hstore_svals, svals);
  HSTORE_POLLUTE(hstore_each, each);
+ HSTORE_POLLUTE(hstore_length, length);
  
  
  /*
*************** hstore_each(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
*** 1076,1081 ****
--- 1077,1091 ----
  	SRF_RETURN_DONE(funcctx);
  }
  
+ PG_FUNCTION_INFO_V1(hstore_length);
+ Datum
+ hstore_length(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
+ {
+ 	HStore	   *hs = PG_GETARG_HS(0);
+ 	int			count = HS_COUNT(hs);
+ 
+ 	PG_RETURN_INT32(count);
+ }
  
  /*
   * btree sort order for hstores isn't intended to be useful; we really only
diff --git a/contrib/hstore/sql/hstore.sql b/contrib/hstore/sql/hstore.sql
new file mode 100644
index 4851478..c1f8aed
*** a/contrib/hstore/sql/hstore.sql
--- b/contrib/hstore/sql/hstore.sql
*************** insert into test_json_agg values ('rec1'
*** 345,347 ****
--- 345,352 ----
         ('rec2','"a key" =>2, b => f, c => "null", d=> -12345, e => 012345.6, f=> -1.234, g=> 0.345e-4');
  select json_agg(q) from test_json_agg q;
  select json_agg(q) from (select f1, hstore_to_json_loose(f2) as f2 from test_json_agg) q;
+ 
+ -- length
+ select hstore_length('a=>b');
+ select hstore_length('a=>b, b=>null');
+ select hstore_length('');
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/hstore.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/hstore.sgml
new file mode 100644
index db5d440..3671821
*** a/doc/src/sgml/hstore.sgml
--- b/doc/src/sgml/hstore.sgml
*************** b
*** 306,311 ****
--- 306,319 ----
       </row>
  
       <row>
+       <entry><function>hstore_length(hstore)</function><indexterm><primary>hstore_length</primary></indexterm></entry>
+       <entry><type>int</type></entry>
+       <entry>get the number of elements in <type>hstore</></entry>
+       <entry><literal>hstore_length('a=&gt;1,b=&gt;2')</literal></entry>
+       <entry><literal>2</literal></entry>
+      </row>
+ 
+      <row>
        <entry><function>hstore_to_array(hstore)</function><indexterm><primary>hstore_to_array</primary></indexterm></entry>
        <entry><type>text[]</type></entry>
        <entry>get <type>hstore</>'s keys and values as an array of alternating