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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/html/functions-range.html b/doc/src/sgml/html/functions-range.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000..bb0206f --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/src/sgml/html/functions-range.html @@ -0,0 +1,711 @@ +<?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>9.20. Range/Multirange 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="functions-array.html" title="9.19. Array Functions and Operators" /><link rel="next" href="functions-aggregate.html" title="9.21. Aggregate Functions" /></head><body id="docContent" class="container-fluid col-10"><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="5" align="center">9.20. Range/Multirange Functions and Operators</th></tr><tr><td width="10%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="functions-array.html" title="9.19. Array Functions and Operators">Prev</a> </td><td width="10%" align="left"><a accesskey="u" href="functions.html" title="Chapter 9. Functions and Operators">Up</a></td><th width="60%" align="center">Chapter 9. Functions and Operators</th><td width="10%" align="right"><a accesskey="h" href="index.html" title="PostgreSQL 16.2 Documentation">Home</a></td><td width="10%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="functions-aggregate.html" title="9.21. Aggregate Functions">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr /></div><div class="sect1" id="FUNCTIONS-RANGE"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both">9.20. Range/Multirange Functions and Operators <a href="#FUNCTIONS-RANGE" class="id_link">#</a></h2></div></div></div><p> + See <a class="xref" href="rangetypes.html" title="8.17. Range Types">Section 8.17</a> for an overview of range types. + </p><p> + <a class="xref" href="functions-range.html#RANGE-OPERATORS-TABLE" title="Table 9.55. Range Operators">Table 9.55</a> shows the specialized operators + available for range types. + <a class="xref" href="functions-range.html#MULTIRANGE-OPERATORS-TABLE" title="Table 9.56. Multirange Operators">Table 9.56</a> shows the specialized operators + available for multirange types. + In addition to those, the usual comparison operators shown in + <a class="xref" href="functions-comparison.html#FUNCTIONS-COMPARISON-OP-TABLE" title="Table 9.1. Comparison Operators">Table 9.1</a> are available for range + and multirange types. The comparison operators order first by the range lower + bounds, and only if those are equal do they compare the upper bounds. The + multirange operators compare each range until one is unequal. This + does not usually result in a useful overall ordering, but the operators are + provided to allow unique indexes to be constructed on ranges. + </p><div class="table" id="RANGE-OPERATORS-TABLE"><p class="title"><strong>Table 9.55. Range Operators</strong></p><div class="table-contents"><table class="table" summary="Range Operators" border="1"><colgroup><col /></colgroup><thead><tr><th class="func_table_entry"><p class="func_signature"> + Operator + </p> + <p> + Description + </p> + <p> + Example(s) + </p></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td class="func_table_entry"><p class="func_signature"> + <code class="type">anyrange</code> <code class="literal">@></code> <code class="type">anyrange</code> + → <code class="returnvalue">boolean</code> + </p> + <p> + Does the first range contain the second? + </p> + <p> + <code class="literal">int4range(2,4) @> int4range(2,3)</code> + → <code class="returnvalue">t</code> + </p></td></tr><tr><td class="func_table_entry"><p class="func_signature"> + <code class="type">anyrange</code> <code class="literal">@></code> <code class="type">anyelement</code> + → <code class="returnvalue">boolean</code> + </p> + <p> + Does the range contain the element? + </p> + <p> + <code class="literal">'[2011-01-01,2011-03-01)'::tsrange @> '2011-01-10'::timestamp</code> + → <code class="returnvalue">t</code> + </p></td></tr><tr><td class="func_table_entry"><p class="func_signature"> + <code class="type">anyrange</code> <code class="literal"><@</code> <code class="type">anyrange</code> + → <code class="returnvalue">boolean</code> + </p> + <p> + Is the first range contained by the second? + </p> + <p> + <code class="literal">int4range(2,4) <@ int4range(1,7)</code> + → <code class="returnvalue">t</code> + </p></td></tr><tr><td class="func_table_entry"><p class="func_signature"> + <code class="type">anyelement</code> <code class="literal"><@</code> <code class="type">anyrange</code> + → <code class="returnvalue">boolean</code> + </p> + <p> + Is the element contained in the range? + </p> + <p> + <code class="literal">42 <@ int4range(1,7)</code> + → <code class="returnvalue">f</code> + </p></td></tr><tr><td class="func_table_entry"><p class="func_signature"> + <code class="type">anyrange</code> <code class="literal">&&</code> <code class="type">anyrange</code> + → <code class="returnvalue">boolean</code> + </p> + <p> + Do the ranges overlap, that is, have any elements in common? + </p> + <p> + <code class="literal">int8range(3,7) && int8range(4,12)</code> + → <code class="returnvalue">t</code> + </p></td></tr><tr><td class="func_table_entry"><p class="func_signature"> + <code class="type">anyrange</code> <code class="literal"><<</code> <code class="type">anyrange</code> + → <code class="returnvalue">boolean</code> + </p> + <p> + Is the first range strictly left of the second? + </p> + <p> + <code class="literal">int8range(1,10) << int8range(100,110)</code> + → <code class="returnvalue">t</code> + </p></td></tr><tr><td class="func_table_entry"><p class="func_signature"> + <code class="type">anyrange</code> <code class="literal">>></code> <code class="type">anyrange</code> + → <code class="returnvalue">boolean</code> + </p> + <p> + Is the first range strictly right of the second? + </p> + <p> + <code class="literal">int8range(50,60) >> int8range(20,30)</code> + → <code class="returnvalue">t</code> + </p></td></tr><tr><td class="func_table_entry"><p class="func_signature"> + <code class="type">anyrange</code> <code class="literal">&<</code> <code class="type">anyrange</code> + → <code class="returnvalue">boolean</code> + </p> + <p> + Does the first range not extend to the right of the second? + </p> + <p> + <code class="literal">int8range(1,20) &< int8range(18,20)</code> + → <code class="returnvalue">t</code> + </p></td></tr><tr><td class="func_table_entry"><p class="func_signature"> + <code class="type">anyrange</code> <code class="literal">&></code> <code class="type">anyrange</code> + → <code class="returnvalue">boolean</code> + </p> + <p> + Does the first range not extend to the left of the second? + </p> + <p> + <code class="literal">int8range(7,20) &> int8range(5,10)</code> + → <code class="returnvalue">t</code> + </p></td></tr><tr><td class="func_table_entry"><p class="func_signature"> + <code class="type">anyrange</code> <code class="literal">-|-</code> <code class="type">anyrange</code> + → <code class="returnvalue">boolean</code> + </p> + <p> + Are the ranges adjacent? + </p> + <p> + <code class="literal">numrange(1.1,2.2) -|- numrange(2.2,3.3)</code> + → <code class="returnvalue">t</code> + </p></td></tr><tr><td class="func_table_entry"><p class="func_signature"> + <code class="type">anyrange</code> <code class="literal">+</code> <code class="type">anyrange</code> + → <code class="returnvalue">anyrange</code> + </p> + <p> + Computes the union of the ranges. The ranges must overlap or be + adjacent, so that the union is a single range (but + see <code class="function">range_merge()</code>). + </p> + <p> + <code class="literal">numrange(5,15) + numrange(10,20)</code> + → <code class="returnvalue">[5,20)</code> + </p></td></tr><tr><td class="func_table_entry"><p class="func_signature"> + <code class="type">anyrange</code> <code class="literal">*</code> <code class="type">anyrange</code> + → <code class="returnvalue">anyrange</code> + </p> + <p> + Computes the intersection of the ranges. + </p> + <p> + <code class="literal">int8range(5,15) * int8range(10,20)</code> + → <code class="returnvalue">[10,15)</code> + </p></td></tr><tr><td class="func_table_entry"><p class="func_signature"> + <code class="type">anyrange</code> <code class="literal">-</code> <code class="type">anyrange</code> + → <code class="returnvalue">anyrange</code> + </p> + <p> + Computes the difference of the ranges. The second range must not be + contained in the first in such a way that the difference would not be + a single range. + </p> + <p> + <code class="literal">int8range(5,15) - int8range(10,20)</code> + → <code class="returnvalue">[5,10)</code> + </p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><br class="table-break" /><div class="table" id="MULTIRANGE-OPERATORS-TABLE"><p class="title"><strong>Table 9.56. Multirange Operators</strong></p><div class="table-contents"><table class="table" summary="Multirange Operators" border="1"><colgroup><col /></colgroup><thead><tr><th class="func_table_entry"><p class="func_signature"> + Operator + </p> + <p> + Description + </p> + <p> + Example(s) + </p></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td class="func_table_entry"><p class="func_signature"> + <code class="type">anymultirange</code> <code class="literal">@></code> <code class="type">anymultirange</code> + → <code class="returnvalue">boolean</code> + </p> + <p> + Does the first multirange contain the second? + </p> + <p> + <code class="literal">'{[2,4)}'::int4multirange @> '{[2,3)}'::int4multirange</code> + → <code class="returnvalue">t</code> + </p></td></tr><tr><td class="func_table_entry"><p class="func_signature"> + <code class="type">anymultirange</code> <code class="literal">@></code> <code class="type">anyrange</code> + → <code class="returnvalue">boolean</code> + </p> + <p> + Does the multirange contain the range? + </p> + <p> + <code class="literal">'{[2,4)}'::int4multirange @> int4range(2,3)</code> + → <code class="returnvalue">t</code> + </p></td></tr><tr><td class="func_table_entry"><p class="func_signature"> + <code class="type">anymultirange</code> <code class="literal">@></code> <code class="type">anyelement</code> + → <code class="returnvalue">boolean</code> + </p> + <p> + Does the multirange contain the element? + </p> + <p> + <code class="literal">'{[2011-01-01,2011-03-01)}'::tsmultirange @> '2011-01-10'::timestamp</code> + → <code class="returnvalue">t</code> + </p></td></tr><tr><td class="func_table_entry"><p class="func_signature"> + <code class="type">anyrange</code> <code class="literal">@></code> <code class="type">anymultirange</code> + → <code class="returnvalue">boolean</code> + </p> + <p> + Does the range contain the multirange? + </p> + <p> + <code class="literal">'[2,4)'::int4range @> '{[2,3)}'::int4multirange</code> + → <code class="returnvalue">t</code> + </p></td></tr><tr><td class="func_table_entry"><p class="func_signature"> + <code class="type">anymultirange</code> <code class="literal"><@</code> <code class="type">anymultirange</code> + → <code class="returnvalue">boolean</code> + </p> + <p> + Is the first multirange contained by the second? + </p> + <p> + <code class="literal">'{[2,4)}'::int4multirange <@ '{[1,7)}'::int4multirange</code> + → <code class="returnvalue">t</code> + </p></td></tr><tr><td class="func_table_entry"><p class="func_signature"> + <code class="type">anymultirange</code> <code class="literal"><@</code> <code class="type">anyrange</code> + → <code class="returnvalue">boolean</code> + </p> + <p> + Is the multirange contained by the range? + </p> + <p> + <code class="literal">'{[2,4)}'::int4multirange <@ int4range(1,7)</code> + → <code class="returnvalue">t</code> + </p></td></tr><tr><td class="func_table_entry"><p class="func_signature"> + <code class="type">anyrange</code> <code class="literal"><@</code> <code class="type">anymultirange</code> + → <code class="returnvalue">boolean</code> + </p> + <p> + Is the range contained by the multirange? + </p> + <p> + <code class="literal">int4range(2,4) <@ '{[1,7)}'::int4multirange</code> + → <code class="returnvalue">t</code> + </p></td></tr><tr><td class="func_table_entry"><p class="func_signature"> + <code class="type">anyelement</code> <code class="literal"><@</code> <code class="type">anymultirange</code> + → <code class="returnvalue">boolean</code> + </p> + <p> + Is the element contained by the multirange? + </p> + <p> + <code class="literal">4 <@ '{[1,7)}'::int4multirange</code> + → <code class="returnvalue">t</code> + </p></td></tr><tr><td class="func_table_entry"><p class="func_signature"> + <code class="type">anymultirange</code> <code class="literal">&&</code> <code class="type">anymultirange</code> + → <code class="returnvalue">boolean</code> + </p> + <p> + Do the multiranges overlap, that is, have any elements in common? + </p> + <p> + <code class="literal">'{[3,7)}'::int8multirange && '{[4,12)}'::int8multirange</code> + → <code class="returnvalue">t</code> + </p></td></tr><tr><td class="func_table_entry"><p class="func_signature"> + <code class="type">anymultirange</code> <code class="literal">&&</code> <code class="type">anyrange</code> + → <code class="returnvalue">boolean</code> + </p> + <p> + Does the multirange overlap the range? + </p> + <p> + <code class="literal">'{[3,7)}'::int8multirange && int8range(4,12)</code> + → <code class="returnvalue">t</code> + </p></td></tr><tr><td class="func_table_entry"><p class="func_signature"> + <code class="type">anyrange</code> <code class="literal">&&</code> <code class="type">anymultirange</code> + → <code class="returnvalue">boolean</code> + </p> + <p> + Does the range overlap the multirange? + </p> + <p> + <code class="literal">int8range(3,7) && '{[4,12)}'::int8multirange</code> + → <code class="returnvalue">t</code> + </p></td></tr><tr><td class="func_table_entry"><p class="func_signature"> + <code class="type">anymultirange</code> <code class="literal"><<</code> <code class="type">anymultirange</code> + → <code class="returnvalue">boolean</code> + </p> + <p> + Is the first multirange strictly left of the second? + </p> + <p> + <code class="literal">'{[1,10)}'::int8multirange << '{[100,110)}'::int8multirange</code> + → <code class="returnvalue">t</code> + </p></td></tr><tr><td class="func_table_entry"><p class="func_signature"> + <code class="type">anymultirange</code> <code class="literal"><<</code> <code class="type">anyrange</code> + → <code class="returnvalue">boolean</code> + </p> + <p> + Is the multirange strictly left of the range? + </p> + <p> + <code class="literal">'{[1,10)}'::int8multirange << int8range(100,110)</code> + → <code class="returnvalue">t</code> + </p></td></tr><tr><td class="func_table_entry"><p class="func_signature"> + <code class="type">anyrange</code> <code class="literal"><<</code> <code class="type">anymultirange</code> + → <code class="returnvalue">boolean</code> + </p> + <p> + Is the range strictly left of the multirange? + </p> + <p> + <code class="literal">int8range(1,10) << '{[100,110)}'::int8multirange</code> + → <code class="returnvalue">t</code> + </p></td></tr><tr><td class="func_table_entry"><p class="func_signature"> + <code class="type">anymultirange</code> <code class="literal">>></code> <code class="type">anymultirange</code> + → <code class="returnvalue">boolean</code> + </p> + <p> + Is the first multirange strictly right of the second? + </p> + <p> + <code class="literal">'{[50,60)}'::int8multirange >> '{[20,30)}'::int8multirange</code> + → <code class="returnvalue">t</code> + </p></td></tr><tr><td class="func_table_entry"><p class="func_signature"> + <code class="type">anymultirange</code> <code class="literal">>></code> <code class="type">anyrange</code> + → <code class="returnvalue">boolean</code> + </p> + <p> + Is the multirange strictly right of the range? + </p> + <p> + <code class="literal">'{[50,60)}'::int8multirange >> int8range(20,30)</code> + → <code class="returnvalue">t</code> + </p></td></tr><tr><td class="func_table_entry"><p class="func_signature"> + <code class="type">anyrange</code> <code class="literal">>></code> <code class="type">anymultirange</code> + → <code class="returnvalue">boolean</code> + </p> + <p> + Is the range strictly right of the multirange? + </p> + <p> + <code class="literal">int8range(50,60) >> '{[20,30)}'::int8multirange</code> + → <code class="returnvalue">t</code> + </p></td></tr><tr><td class="func_table_entry"><p class="func_signature"> + <code class="type">anymultirange</code> <code class="literal">&<</code> <code class="type">anymultirange</code> + → <code class="returnvalue">boolean</code> + </p> + <p> + Does the first multirange not extend to the right of the second? + </p> + <p> + <code class="literal">'{[1,20)}'::int8multirange &< '{[18,20)}'::int8multirange</code> + → <code class="returnvalue">t</code> + </p></td></tr><tr><td class="func_table_entry"><p class="func_signature"> + <code class="type">anymultirange</code> <code class="literal">&<</code> <code class="type">anyrange</code> + → <code class="returnvalue">boolean</code> + </p> + <p> + Does the multirange not extend to the right of the range? + </p> + <p> + <code class="literal">'{[1,20)}'::int8multirange &< int8range(18,20)</code> + → <code class="returnvalue">t</code> + </p></td></tr><tr><td class="func_table_entry"><p class="func_signature"> + <code class="type">anyrange</code> <code class="literal">&<</code> <code class="type">anymultirange</code> + → <code class="returnvalue">boolean</code> + </p> + <p> + Does the range not extend to the right of the multirange? + </p> + <p> + <code class="literal">int8range(1,20) &< '{[18,20)}'::int8multirange</code> + → <code class="returnvalue">t</code> + </p></td></tr><tr><td class="func_table_entry"><p class="func_signature"> + <code class="type">anymultirange</code> <code class="literal">&></code> <code class="type">anymultirange</code> + → <code class="returnvalue">boolean</code> + </p> + <p> + Does the first multirange not extend to the left of the second? + </p> + <p> + <code class="literal">'{[7,20)}'::int8multirange &> '{[5,10)}'::int8multirange</code> + → <code class="returnvalue">t</code> + </p></td></tr><tr><td class="func_table_entry"><p class="func_signature"> + <code class="type">anymultirange</code> <code class="literal">&></code> <code class="type">anyrange</code> + → <code class="returnvalue">boolean</code> + </p> + <p> + Does the multirange not extend to the left of the range? + </p> + <p> + <code class="literal">'{[7,20)}'::int8multirange &> int8range(5,10)</code> + → <code class="returnvalue">t</code> + </p></td></tr><tr><td class="func_table_entry"><p class="func_signature"> + <code class="type">anyrange</code> <code class="literal">&></code> <code class="type">anymultirange</code> + → <code class="returnvalue">boolean</code> + </p> + <p> + Does the range not extend to the left of the multirange? + </p> + <p> + <code class="literal">int8range(7,20) &> '{[5,10)}'::int8multirange</code> + → <code class="returnvalue">t</code> + </p></td></tr><tr><td class="func_table_entry"><p class="func_signature"> + <code class="type">anymultirange</code> <code class="literal">-|-</code> <code class="type">anymultirange</code> + → <code class="returnvalue">boolean</code> + </p> + <p> + Are the multiranges adjacent? + </p> + <p> + <code class="literal">'{[1.1,2.2)}'::nummultirange -|- '{[2.2,3.3)}'::nummultirange</code> + → <code class="returnvalue">t</code> + </p></td></tr><tr><td class="func_table_entry"><p class="func_signature"> + <code class="type">anymultirange</code> <code class="literal">-|-</code> <code class="type">anyrange</code> + → <code class="returnvalue">boolean</code> + </p> + <p> + Is the multirange adjacent to the range? + </p> + <p> + <code class="literal">'{[1.1,2.2)}'::nummultirange -|- numrange(2.2,3.3)</code> + → <code class="returnvalue">t</code> + </p></td></tr><tr><td class="func_table_entry"><p class="func_signature"> + <code class="type">anyrange</code> <code class="literal">-|-</code> <code class="type">anymultirange</code> + → <code class="returnvalue">boolean</code> + </p> + <p> + Is the range adjacent to the multirange? + </p> + <p> + <code class="literal">numrange(1.1,2.2) -|- '{[2.2,3.3)}'::nummultirange</code> + → <code class="returnvalue">t</code> + </p></td></tr><tr><td class="func_table_entry"><p class="func_signature"> + <code class="type">anymultirange</code> <code class="literal">+</code> <code class="type">anymultirange</code> + → <code class="returnvalue">anymultirange</code> + </p> + <p> + Computes the union of the multiranges. The multiranges need not overlap + or be adjacent. + </p> + <p> + <code class="literal">'{[5,10)}'::nummultirange + '{[15,20)}'::nummultirange</code> + → <code class="returnvalue">{[5,10), [15,20)}</code> + </p></td></tr><tr><td class="func_table_entry"><p class="func_signature"> + <code class="type">anymultirange</code> <code class="literal">*</code> <code class="type">anymultirange</code> + → <code class="returnvalue">anymultirange</code> + </p> + <p> + Computes the intersection of the multiranges. + </p> + <p> + <code class="literal">'{[5,15)}'::int8multirange * '{[10,20)}'::int8multirange</code> + → <code class="returnvalue">{[10,15)}</code> + </p></td></tr><tr><td class="func_table_entry"><p class="func_signature"> + <code class="type">anymultirange</code> <code class="literal">-</code> <code class="type">anymultirange</code> + → <code class="returnvalue">anymultirange</code> + </p> + <p> + Computes the difference of the multiranges. + </p> + <p> + <code class="literal">'{[5,20)}'::int8multirange - '{[10,15)}'::int8multirange</code> + → <code class="returnvalue">{[5,10), [15,20)}</code> + </p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><br class="table-break" /><p> + The left-of/right-of/adjacent operators always return false when an empty + range or multirange is involved; that is, an empty range is not considered to + be either before or after any other range. + </p><p> + Elsewhere empty ranges and multiranges are treated as the additive identity: + anything unioned with an empty value is itself. Anything minus an empty + value is itself. An empty multirange has exactly the same points as an empty + range. Every range contains the empty range. Every multirange contains as many + empty ranges as you like. + </p><p> + The range union and difference operators will fail if the resulting range would + need to contain two disjoint sub-ranges, as such a range cannot be + represented. There are separate operators for union and difference that take + multirange parameters and return a multirange, and they do not fail even if + their arguments are disjoint. So if you need a union or difference operation + for ranges that may be disjoint, you can avoid errors by first casting your + ranges to multiranges. + </p><p> + <a class="xref" href="functions-range.html#RANGE-FUNCTIONS-TABLE" title="Table 9.57. Range Functions">Table 9.57</a> shows the functions + available for use with range types. + <a class="xref" href="functions-range.html#MULTIRANGE-FUNCTIONS-TABLE" title="Table 9.58. Multirange Functions">Table 9.58</a> shows the functions + available for use with multirange types. + </p><div class="table" id="RANGE-FUNCTIONS-TABLE"><p class="title"><strong>Table 9.57. Range Functions</strong></p><div class="table-contents"><table class="table" summary="Range Functions" border="1"><colgroup><col /></colgroup><thead><tr><th class="func_table_entry"><p class="func_signature"> + Function + </p> + <p> + Description + </p> + <p> + Example(s) + </p></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td class="func_table_entry"><p class="func_signature"> + <a id="id-1.5.8.26.10.2.2.1.1.1.1" class="indexterm"></a> + <code class="function">lower</code> ( <code class="type">anyrange</code> ) + → <code class="returnvalue">anyelement</code> + </p> + <p> + Extracts the lower bound of the range (<code class="literal">NULL</code> if the + range is empty or has no lower bound). + </p> + <p> + <code class="literal">lower(numrange(1.1,2.2))</code> + → <code class="returnvalue">1.1</code> + </p></td></tr><tr><td class="func_table_entry"><p class="func_signature"> + <a id="id-1.5.8.26.10.2.2.2.1.1.1" class="indexterm"></a> + <code class="function">upper</code> ( <code class="type">anyrange</code> ) + → <code class="returnvalue">anyelement</code> + </p> + <p> + Extracts the upper bound of the range (<code class="literal">NULL</code> if the + range is empty or has no upper bound). + </p> + <p> + <code class="literal">upper(numrange(1.1,2.2))</code> + → <code class="returnvalue">2.2</code> + </p></td></tr><tr><td class="func_table_entry"><p class="func_signature"> + <a id="id-1.5.8.26.10.2.2.3.1.1.1" class="indexterm"></a> + <code class="function">isempty</code> ( <code class="type">anyrange</code> ) + → <code class="returnvalue">boolean</code> + </p> + <p> + Is the range empty? + </p> + <p> + <code class="literal">isempty(numrange(1.1,2.2))</code> + → <code class="returnvalue">f</code> + </p></td></tr><tr><td class="func_table_entry"><p class="func_signature"> + <a id="id-1.5.8.26.10.2.2.4.1.1.1" class="indexterm"></a> + <code class="function">lower_inc</code> ( <code class="type">anyrange</code> ) + → <code class="returnvalue">boolean</code> + </p> + <p> + Is the range's lower bound inclusive? + </p> + <p> + <code class="literal">lower_inc(numrange(1.1,2.2))</code> + → <code class="returnvalue">t</code> + </p></td></tr><tr><td class="func_table_entry"><p class="func_signature"> + <a id="id-1.5.8.26.10.2.2.5.1.1.1" class="indexterm"></a> + <code class="function">upper_inc</code> ( <code class="type">anyrange</code> ) + → <code class="returnvalue">boolean</code> + </p> + <p> + Is the range's upper bound inclusive? + </p> + <p> + <code class="literal">upper_inc(numrange(1.1,2.2))</code> + → <code class="returnvalue">f</code> + </p></td></tr><tr><td class="func_table_entry"><p class="func_signature"> + <a id="id-1.5.8.26.10.2.2.6.1.1.1" class="indexterm"></a> + <code class="function">lower_inf</code> ( <code class="type">anyrange</code> ) + → <code class="returnvalue">boolean</code> + </p> + <p> + Does the range have no lower bound? (A lower bound of + <code class="literal">-Infinity</code> returns false.) + </p> + <p> + <code class="literal">lower_inf('(,)'::daterange)</code> + → <code class="returnvalue">t</code> + </p></td></tr><tr><td class="func_table_entry"><p class="func_signature"> + <a id="id-1.5.8.26.10.2.2.7.1.1.1" class="indexterm"></a> + <code class="function">upper_inf</code> ( <code class="type">anyrange</code> ) + → <code class="returnvalue">boolean</code> + </p> + <p> + Does the range have no upper bound? (An upper bound of + <code class="literal">Infinity</code> returns false.) + </p> + <p> + <code class="literal">upper_inf('(,)'::daterange)</code> + → <code class="returnvalue">t</code> + </p></td></tr><tr><td class="func_table_entry"><p class="func_signature"> + <a id="id-1.5.8.26.10.2.2.8.1.1.1" class="indexterm"></a> + <code class="function">range_merge</code> ( <code class="type">anyrange</code>, <code class="type">anyrange</code> ) + → <code class="returnvalue">anyrange</code> + </p> + <p> + Computes the smallest range that includes both of the given ranges. + </p> + <p> + <code class="literal">range_merge('[1,2)'::int4range, '[3,4)'::int4range)</code> + → <code class="returnvalue">[1,4)</code> + </p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><br class="table-break" /><div class="table" id="MULTIRANGE-FUNCTIONS-TABLE"><p class="title"><strong>Table 9.58. Multirange Functions</strong></p><div class="table-contents"><table class="table" summary="Multirange Functions" border="1"><colgroup><col /></colgroup><thead><tr><th class="func_table_entry"><p class="func_signature"> + Function + </p> + <p> + Description + </p> + <p> + Example(s) + </p></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td class="func_table_entry"><p class="func_signature"> + <a id="id-1.5.8.26.11.2.2.1.1.1.1" class="indexterm"></a> + <code class="function">lower</code> ( <code class="type">anymultirange</code> ) + → <code class="returnvalue">anyelement</code> + </p> + <p> + Extracts the lower bound of the multirange (<code class="literal">NULL</code> if the + multirange is empty has no lower bound). + </p> + <p> + <code class="literal">lower('{[1.1,2.2)}'::nummultirange)</code> + → <code class="returnvalue">1.1</code> + </p></td></tr><tr><td class="func_table_entry"><p class="func_signature"> + <a id="id-1.5.8.26.11.2.2.2.1.1.1" class="indexterm"></a> + <code class="function">upper</code> ( <code class="type">anymultirange</code> ) + → <code class="returnvalue">anyelement</code> + </p> + <p> + Extracts the upper bound of the multirange (<code class="literal">NULL</code> if the + multirange is empty or has no upper bound). + </p> + <p> + <code class="literal">upper('{[1.1,2.2)}'::nummultirange)</code> + → <code class="returnvalue">2.2</code> + </p></td></tr><tr><td class="func_table_entry"><p class="func_signature"> + <a id="id-1.5.8.26.11.2.2.3.1.1.1" class="indexterm"></a> + <code class="function">isempty</code> ( <code class="type">anymultirange</code> ) + → <code class="returnvalue">boolean</code> + </p> + <p> + Is the multirange empty? + </p> + <p> + <code class="literal">isempty('{[1.1,2.2)}'::nummultirange)</code> + → <code class="returnvalue">f</code> + </p></td></tr><tr><td class="func_table_entry"><p class="func_signature"> + <a id="id-1.5.8.26.11.2.2.4.1.1.1" class="indexterm"></a> + <code class="function">lower_inc</code> ( <code class="type">anymultirange</code> ) + → <code class="returnvalue">boolean</code> + </p> + <p> + Is the multirange's lower bound inclusive? + </p> + <p> + <code class="literal">lower_inc('{[1.1,2.2)}'::nummultirange)</code> + → <code class="returnvalue">t</code> + </p></td></tr><tr><td class="func_table_entry"><p class="func_signature"> + <a id="id-1.5.8.26.11.2.2.5.1.1.1" class="indexterm"></a> + <code class="function">upper_inc</code> ( <code class="type">anymultirange</code> ) + → <code class="returnvalue">boolean</code> + </p> + <p> + Is the multirange's upper bound inclusive? + </p> + <p> + <code class="literal">upper_inc('{[1.1,2.2)}'::nummultirange)</code> + → <code class="returnvalue">f</code> + </p></td></tr><tr><td class="func_table_entry"><p class="func_signature"> + <a id="id-1.5.8.26.11.2.2.6.1.1.1" class="indexterm"></a> + <code class="function">lower_inf</code> ( <code class="type">anymultirange</code> ) + → <code class="returnvalue">boolean</code> + </p> + <p> + Does the multirange have no lower bound? (A lower bound of + <code class="literal">-Infinity</code> returns false.) + </p> + <p> + <code class="literal">lower_inf('{(,)}'::datemultirange)</code> + → <code class="returnvalue">t</code> + </p></td></tr><tr><td class="func_table_entry"><p class="func_signature"> + <a id="id-1.5.8.26.11.2.2.7.1.1.1" class="indexterm"></a> + <code class="function">upper_inf</code> ( <code class="type">anymultirange</code> ) + → <code class="returnvalue">boolean</code> + </p> + <p> + Does the multirange have no upper bound? (An upper bound of + <code class="literal">Infinity</code> returns false.) + </p> + <p> + <code class="literal">upper_inf('{(,)}'::datemultirange)</code> + → <code class="returnvalue">t</code> + </p></td></tr><tr><td class="func_table_entry"><p class="func_signature"> + <a id="id-1.5.8.26.11.2.2.8.1.1.1" class="indexterm"></a> + <code class="function">range_merge</code> ( <code class="type">anymultirange</code> ) + → <code class="returnvalue">anyrange</code> + </p> + <p> + Computes the smallest range that includes the entire multirange. + </p> + <p> + <code class="literal">range_merge('{[1,2), [3,4)}'::int4multirange)</code> + → <code class="returnvalue">[1,4)</code> + </p></td></tr><tr><td class="func_table_entry"><p class="func_signature"> + <a id="id-1.5.8.26.11.2.2.9.1.1.1" class="indexterm"></a> + <code class="function">multirange</code> ( <code class="type">anyrange</code> ) + → <code class="returnvalue">anymultirange</code> + </p> + <p> + Returns a multirange containing just the given range. + </p> + <p> + <code class="literal">multirange('[1,2)'::int4range)</code> + → <code class="returnvalue">{[1,2)}</code> + </p></td></tr><tr><td class="func_table_entry"><p class="func_signature"> + <a id="id-1.5.8.26.11.2.2.10.1.1.1" class="indexterm"></a> + <code class="function">unnest</code> ( <code class="type">anymultirange</code> ) + → <code class="returnvalue">setof anyrange</code> + </p> + <p> + Expands a multirange into a set of ranges. + The ranges are read out in storage order (ascending). + </p> + <p> + <code class="literal">unnest('{[1,2), [3,4)}'::int4multirange)</code> + → <code class="returnvalue"></code> +</p><pre class="programlisting"> + [1,2) + [3,4) +</pre><p> + </p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><br class="table-break" /><p> + The <code class="function">lower_inc</code>, <code class="function">upper_inc</code>, + <code class="function">lower_inf</code>, and <code class="function">upper_inf</code> + functions all return false for an empty range or multirange. + </p></div><div class="navfooter"><hr /><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="functions-array.html" title="9.19. 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