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generate_subscripts()

A function generating the subscripts for an array

generate_subscripts() is a system function generating a series of integers representing the subscripts of the specified array.

generate_subscripts() was added in PostgreSQL 8.4.

Usage

generate_subscripts ( array anyarray, dim integer ) → setof integer
generate_subscripts ( array anyarray, dim integer, reverse boolean ) → setof integer

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Examples

Basic usage example for generate_subscripts():

postgres=# SELECT generate_subscripts(ARRAY['foo','bar','baz'], 1);
 generate_subscripts
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                   1
                   2
                   3
(3 rows)

Subscripts can be returned in reverse order:

postgres=# SELECT generate_subscripts(ARRAY['foo','bar','baz'], 1, TRUE);
 generate_subscripts
---------------------
                   3
                   2
                   1
(3 rows)

Generating subscripts for a multi-dimensional array:

postgres=# SELECT generate_subscripts(ARRAY[​['foo','bar','baz'],['boo','bom','bop']​], 1);
 generate_subscripts
---------------------
                   1
                   2
(2 rows)

No values are returned if an invalid array dimension is specified:

postgres=# SELECT generate_subscripts(ARRAY['foo','bar','baz'], 2);
 generate_subscripts
---------------------
(0 rows)

Categories

Arrays, System function

See also

generate_series()