-<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/func.sgml,v 1.454 2008/11/04 00:59:45 momjian Exp $ -->
+<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/func.sgml,v 1.455 2008/11/04 14:49:11 petere Exp $ -->
<chapter id="functions">
<title>Functions and Operators</title>
<entry><literal>array_cat(ARRAY[1,2,3], ARRAY[4,5])</literal></entry>
<entry><literal>{1,2,3,4,5}</literal></entry>
</row>
+ <row>
+ <entry>
+ <literal>
+ <function>array_ndims</function>(<type>anyarray</type>)
+ </literal>
+ </entry>
+ <entry><type>int</type></entry>
+ <entry>returns the number of dimensions of the array</entry>
+ <entry><literal>array_ndims(ARRAY[[1,2,3], [4,5,6]])</literal></entry>
+ <entry><literal>2</literal></entry>
+ </row>
<row>
<entry>
<literal>
*
*
* IDENTIFICATION
- * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/utils/adt/arrayfuncs.c,v 1.147 2008/07/21 04:47:00 tgl Exp $
+ * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/utils/adt/arrayfuncs.c,v 1.148 2008/11/04 14:49:11 petere Exp $
*
*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
*/
PG_RETURN_BYTEA_P(pq_endtypsend(&buf));
}
+/*
+ * array_ndims :
+ * returns the number of dimensions of the array pointed to by "v"
+ */
+Datum
+array_ndims(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
+{
+ ArrayType *v = PG_GETARG_ARRAYTYPE_P(0);
+
+ /* Sanity check: does it look like an array at all? */
+ if (ARR_NDIM(v) <= 0 || ARR_NDIM(v) > MAXDIM)
+ PG_RETURN_NULL();
+
+ PG_RETURN_INT32(ARR_NDIM(v));
+}
+
/*
* array_dims :
* returns the dimensions of the array pointed to by "v", as a "text"
* Portions Copyright (c) 1996-2008, PostgreSQL Global Development Group
* Portions Copyright (c) 1994, Regents of the University of California
*
- * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/include/catalog/catversion.h,v 1.501 2008/11/03 17:51:13 tgl Exp $
+ * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/include/catalog/catversion.h,v 1.502 2008/11/04 14:49:11 petere Exp $
*
*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
*/
*/
/* yyyymmddN */
-#define CATALOG_VERSION_NO 200811031
+#define CATALOG_VERSION_NO 200811041
#endif
* Portions Copyright (c) 1996-2008, PostgreSQL Global Development Group
* Portions Copyright (c) 1994, Regents of the University of California
*
- * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/include/catalog/pg_proc.h,v 1.523 2008/11/03 21:09:17 tgl Exp $
+ * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/include/catalog/pg_proc.h,v 1.524 2008/11/04 14:49:11 petere Exp $
*
* NOTES
* The script catalog/genbki.sh reads this file and generates .bki
DESCR("array less than or equal");
DATA(insert OID = 396 ( array_ge PGNSP PGUID 12 1 0 0 f f t f i 2 16 "2277 2277" _null_ _null_ _null_ array_ge _null_ _null_ _null_ ));
DESCR("array greater than or equal");
+DATA(insert OID = 748 ( array_ndims PGNSP PGUID 12 1 0 0 f f t f i 1 23 "2277" _null_ _null_ _null_ array_ndims _null_ _null_ _null_ ));
DATA(insert OID = 747 ( array_dims PGNSP PGUID 12 1 0 0 f f t f i 1 25 "2277" _null_ _null_ _null_ array_dims _null_ _null_ _null_ ));
DESCR("array dimensions");
DATA(insert OID = 750 ( array_in PGNSP PGUID 12 1 0 0 f f t f s 3 2277 "2275 26 23" _null_ _null_ _null_ array_in _null_ _null_ _null_ ));
* Portions Copyright (c) 1996-2008, PostgreSQL Global Development Group
* Portions Copyright (c) 1994, Regents of the University of California
*
- * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/include/utils/array.h,v 1.68 2008/07/16 00:48:54 momjian Exp $
+ * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/include/utils/array.h,v 1.69 2008/11/04 14:49:12 petere Exp $
*
*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
*/
extern Datum arrayoverlap(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS);
extern Datum arraycontains(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS);
extern Datum arraycontained(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS);
+extern Datum array_ndims(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS);
extern Datum array_dims(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS);
extern Datum array_lower(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS);
extern Datum array_upper(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS);
{} | {} | {foo,bar} | {}
(3 rows)
+SELECT array_ndims(a) AS a,array_ndims(b) AS b,array_ndims(c) AS c
+ FROM arrtest;
+ a | b | c
+---+---+---
+ 1 | 3 |
+ 1 | 2 | 1
+ | 1 | 1
+(3 rows)
+
SELECT array_dims(a) AS a,array_dims(b) AS b,array_dims(c) AS c
FROM arrtest;
a | b | c
d[1:1][1:2]
FROM arrtest;
+SELECT array_ndims(a) AS a,array_ndims(b) AS b,array_ndims(c) AS c
+ FROM arrtest;
+
SELECT array_dims(a) AS a,array_dims(b) AS b,array_dims(c) AS c
FROM arrtest;