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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/html/functions.html b/doc/src/sgml/html/functions.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000..dd1de51 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/src/sgml/html/functions.html @@ -0,0 +1,33 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?> +<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /><title>Chapter 9. Functions and Operators</title><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet.css" /><link rev="made" href="pgsql-docs@lists.postgresql.org" /><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets Vsnapshot" /><link rel="prev" href="datatype-pseudo.html" title="8.21. Pseudo-Types" /><link rel="next" href="functions-logical.html" title="9.1. Logical Operators" /></head><body id="docContent" class="container-fluid col-10"><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="5" align="center">Chapter 9. Functions and Operators</th></tr><tr><td width="10%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="datatype-pseudo.html" title="8.21. Pseudo-Types">Prev</a> </td><td width="10%" align="left"><a accesskey="u" href="sql.html" title="Part II. The SQL Language">Up</a></td><th width="60%" align="center">Part II. The SQL Language</th><td width="10%" align="right"><a accesskey="h" href="index.html" title="PostgreSQL 15.5 Documentation">Home</a></td><td width="10%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="functions-logical.html" title="9.1. Logical Operators">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr /></div><div class="chapter" id="FUNCTIONS"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title">Chapter 9. Functions and Operators</h2></div></div></div><div class="toc"><p><strong>Table of Contents</strong></p><dl class="toc"><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="functions-logical.html">9.1. Logical Operators</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="functions-comparison.html">9.2. Comparison Functions and Operators</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="functions-math.html">9.3. Mathematical Functions and Operators</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="functions-string.html">9.4. String Functions and Operators</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="functions-string.html#FUNCTIONS-STRING-FORMAT">9.4.1. <code class="function">format</code></a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="functions-binarystring.html">9.5. Binary String Functions and Operators</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="functions-bitstring.html">9.6. Bit String Functions and Operators</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="functions-matching.html">9.7. Pattern Matching</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="functions-matching.html#FUNCTIONS-LIKE">9.7.1. <code class="function">LIKE</code></a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="functions-matching.html#FUNCTIONS-SIMILARTO-REGEXP">9.7.2. <code class="function">SIMILAR TO</code> Regular Expressions</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="functions-matching.html#FUNCTIONS-POSIX-REGEXP">9.7.3. <acronym class="acronym">POSIX</acronym> Regular Expressions</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="functions-formatting.html">9.8. Data Type Formatting Functions</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="functions-datetime.html">9.9. Date/Time Functions and Operators</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="functions-datetime.html#FUNCTIONS-DATETIME-EXTRACT">9.9.1. <code class="function">EXTRACT</code>, <code class="function">date_part</code></a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="functions-datetime.html#FUNCTIONS-DATETIME-TRUNC">9.9.2. <code class="function">date_trunc</code></a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="functions-datetime.html#FUNCTIONS-DATETIME-BIN">9.9.3. <code class="function">date_bin</code></a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="functions-datetime.html#FUNCTIONS-DATETIME-ZONECONVERT">9.9.4. <code class="literal">AT TIME ZONE</code></a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="functions-datetime.html#FUNCTIONS-DATETIME-CURRENT">9.9.5. Current Date/Time</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="functions-datetime.html#FUNCTIONS-DATETIME-DELAY">9.9.6. Delaying Execution</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="functions-enum.html">9.10. Enum Support Functions</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="functions-geometry.html">9.11. Geometric Functions and Operators</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="functions-net.html">9.12. Network Address Functions and Operators</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="functions-textsearch.html">9.13. Text Search Functions and Operators</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="functions-uuid.html">9.14. UUID Functions</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="functions-xml.html">9.15. XML Functions</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="functions-xml.html#FUNCTIONS-PRODUCING-XML">9.15.1. Producing XML Content</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="functions-xml.html#FUNCTIONS-XML-PREDICATES">9.15.2. XML Predicates</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="functions-xml.html#FUNCTIONS-XML-PROCESSING">9.15.3. Processing XML</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="functions-xml.html#FUNCTIONS-XML-MAPPING">9.15.4. Mapping Tables to XML</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="functions-json.html">9.16. JSON Functions and Operators</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="functions-json.html#FUNCTIONS-JSON-PROCESSING">9.16.1. Processing and Creating JSON Data</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="functions-json.html#FUNCTIONS-SQLJSON-PATH">9.16.2. The SQL/JSON Path Language</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="functions-sequence.html">9.17. Sequence Manipulation Functions</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="functions-conditional.html">9.18. Conditional Expressions</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="functions-conditional.html#FUNCTIONS-CASE">9.18.1. <code class="literal">CASE</code></a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="functions-conditional.html#FUNCTIONS-COALESCE-NVL-IFNULL">9.18.2. <code class="literal">COALESCE</code></a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="functions-conditional.html#FUNCTIONS-NULLIF">9.18.3. <code class="literal">NULLIF</code></a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="functions-conditional.html#FUNCTIONS-GREATEST-LEAST">9.18.4. <code class="literal">GREATEST</code> and <code class="literal">LEAST</code></a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="functions-array.html">9.19. Array Functions and Operators</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="functions-range.html">9.20. Range/Multirange Functions and Operators</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="functions-aggregate.html">9.21. Aggregate Functions</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="functions-window.html">9.22. Window Functions</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="functions-subquery.html">9.23. Subquery Expressions</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="functions-subquery.html#FUNCTIONS-SUBQUERY-EXISTS">9.23.1. <code class="literal">EXISTS</code></a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="functions-subquery.html#FUNCTIONS-SUBQUERY-IN">9.23.2. <code class="literal">IN</code></a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="functions-subquery.html#FUNCTIONS-SUBQUERY-NOTIN">9.23.3. <code class="literal">NOT IN</code></a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="functions-subquery.html#FUNCTIONS-SUBQUERY-ANY-SOME">9.23.4. <code class="literal">ANY</code>/<code class="literal">SOME</code></a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="functions-subquery.html#FUNCTIONS-SUBQUERY-ALL">9.23.5. <code class="literal">ALL</code></a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="functions-subquery.html#id-1.5.8.29.15">9.23.6. Single-Row Comparison</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="functions-comparisons.html">9.24. Row and Array Comparisons</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="functions-comparisons.html#FUNCTIONS-COMPARISONS-IN-SCALAR">9.24.1. <code class="literal">IN</code></a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="functions-comparisons.html#id-1.5.8.30.15">9.24.2. <code class="literal">NOT IN</code></a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="functions-comparisons.html#id-1.5.8.30.16">9.24.3. <code class="literal">ANY</code>/<code class="literal">SOME</code> (array)</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="functions-comparisons.html#id-1.5.8.30.17">9.24.4. <code class="literal">ALL</code> (array)</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="functions-comparisons.html#ROW-WISE-COMPARISON">9.24.5. Row Constructor Comparison</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="functions-comparisons.html#COMPOSITE-TYPE-COMPARISON">9.24.6. Composite Type Comparison</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="functions-srf.html">9.25. Set Returning Functions</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="functions-info.html">9.26. System Information Functions and Operators</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="functions-admin.html">9.27. System Administration Functions</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="functions-admin.html#FUNCTIONS-ADMIN-SET">9.27.1. Configuration Settings Functions</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="functions-admin.html#FUNCTIONS-ADMIN-SIGNAL">9.27.2. Server Signaling Functions</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="functions-admin.html#FUNCTIONS-ADMIN-BACKUP">9.27.3. Backup Control Functions</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="functions-admin.html#FUNCTIONS-RECOVERY-CONTROL">9.27.4. Recovery Control Functions</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="functions-admin.html#FUNCTIONS-SNAPSHOT-SYNCHRONIZATION">9.27.5. Snapshot Synchronization Functions</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="functions-admin.html#FUNCTIONS-REPLICATION">9.27.6. Replication Management Functions</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="functions-admin.html#FUNCTIONS-ADMIN-DBOBJECT">9.27.7. Database Object Management Functions</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="functions-admin.html#FUNCTIONS-ADMIN-INDEX">9.27.8. Index Maintenance Functions</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="functions-admin.html#FUNCTIONS-ADMIN-GENFILE">9.27.9. Generic File Access Functions</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="functions-admin.html#FUNCTIONS-ADVISORY-LOCKS">9.27.10. Advisory Lock Functions</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="functions-trigger.html">9.28. Trigger Functions</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="functions-event-triggers.html">9.29. Event Trigger Functions</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="functions-event-triggers.html#PG-EVENT-TRIGGER-DDL-COMMAND-END-FUNCTIONS">9.29.1. Capturing Changes at Command End</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="functions-event-triggers.html#PG-EVENT-TRIGGER-SQL-DROP-FUNCTIONS">9.29.2. Processing Objects Dropped by a DDL Command</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="functions-event-triggers.html#PG-EVENT-TRIGGER-TABLE-REWRITE-FUNCTIONS">9.29.3. Handling a Table Rewrite Event</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="functions-statistics.html">9.30. Statistics Information Functions</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="functions-statistics.html#FUNCTIONS-STATISTICS-MCV">9.30.1. Inspecting MCV Lists</a></span></dt></dl></dd></dl></div><a id="id-1.5.8.2" class="indexterm"></a><a id="id-1.5.8.3" class="indexterm"></a><p> + <span class="productname">PostgreSQL</span> provides a large number of + functions and operators for the built-in data types. This chapter + describes most of them, although additional special-purpose functions + appear in relevant sections of the manual. Users can also + define their own functions and operators, as described in + <a class="xref" href="server-programming.html" title="Part V. Server Programming">Part V</a>. The + <span class="application">psql</span> commands <code class="command">\df</code> and + <code class="command">\do</code> can be used to list all + available functions and operators, respectively. + </p><p> + The notation used throughout this chapter to describe the argument and + result data types of a function or operator is like this: +</p><pre class="synopsis"> +<code class="function">repeat</code> ( <code class="type">text</code>, <code class="type">integer</code> ) → <code class="returnvalue">text</code> +</pre><p> + which says that the function <code class="function">repeat</code> takes one text and + one integer argument and returns a result of type text. The right arrow + is also used to indicate the result of an example, thus: +</p><pre class="programlisting"> +repeat('Pg', 4) → <code class="returnvalue">PgPgPgPg</code> +</pre><p> + </p><p> + If you are concerned about portability then note that most of + the functions and operators described in this chapter, with the + exception of the most trivial arithmetic and comparison operators + and some explicitly marked functions, are not specified by the + <acronym class="acronym">SQL</acronym> standard. Some of this extended functionality + is present in other <acronym class="acronym">SQL</acronym> database management + systems, and in many cases this functionality is compatible and + consistent between the various implementations. + </p></div><div class="navfooter"><hr /><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="datatype-pseudo.html" title="8.21. 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