Re: Add RESPECT/IGNORE NULLS and FROM FIRST/LAST options - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: Add RESPECT/IGNORE NULLS and FROM FIRST/LAST options
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Msg-id 2884018.1737331409@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: Add RESPECT/IGNORE NULLS and FROM FIRST/LAST options  (Tatsuo Ishii <ishii@postgresql.org>)
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Tatsuo Ishii <ishii@postgresql.org> writes:
>> The latest version restricts it to lag, lead, first_value, last_value,
>> and nth_value. We can extend it in a subsequent patch if there's
>> demand?

> The restriction is required by the SQL standard. So I don't think we
> need to extend to other window functions.

The SQL spec does not believe that user-defined window functions are a
thing.  So its opinion on this point is useless.  I would think that
IGNORE NULLS is potentially useful for user-defined window functions,
and we should not be building anything that restricts the feature to
specific functions.

            regards, tom lane



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