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Peter Eisentraut
2001-11-28 20:49:10 +00:00
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<!-- $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/array.sgml,v 1.16 2001/11/21 05:53:40 thomas Exp $ -->
<!-- $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/array.sgml,v 1.17 2001/11/28 20:49:09 petere Exp $ -->
<chapter id="arrays">
<title>Arrays</title>
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The array subscript numbers are written within square brackets.
<productname>PostgreSQL</productname> uses the
<quote>one-based</quote> numbering convention for arrays, that is,
an array of n elements starts with <literal>array[1]</literal> and
ends with <literal>array[n]</literal>.
an array of <replaceable>n</> elements starts with <literal>array[1]</literal> and
ends with <literal>array[<replaceable>n</>]</literal>.
</para>
<para>
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<tip>
<para>
Arrays are not lists; using arrays in the manner described in the
Arrays are not sets; using arrays in the manner described in the
previous paragraph is often a sign of database misdesign. The
array field should generally be split off into a separate table.
Tables can obviously be searched easily.