Re: BUG #18632: Whether you need to consider modifying the array's handling of delimiters? - Mailing list pgsql-bugs

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: BUG #18632: Whether you need to consider modifying the array's handling of delimiters?
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Msg-id 3647705.1727275884@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: BUG #18632: Whether you need to consider modifying the array's handling of delimiters?  ("David G. Johnston" <david.g.johnston@gmail.com>)
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"David G. Johnston" <david.g.johnston@gmail.com> writes:
> On Wednesday, September 25, 2024, PG Bug reporting form <
> noreply@postgresql.org> wrote:
>> So should we consider modifying "array_in" to enhance the handling of
>> separators to be more consistent with people's expectations?

> A design being inflexible or not meeting people’s expectations is not a
> bug.  The system is behaving as documented.  And we are not going to be
> redefining how valid code is parsed here.

Yeah, I seriously doubt that we could change array_in's behavior
for single quotes (to wit, that they are not special in any way)
without breaking existing applications.

            regards, tom lane



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