aggregate function
Hello
I would like to know how can I define/create a new aggregate function. I
need a custom function that operate on a set of text strings and return a
certain string aggregate based on certain rules. But I cannot figure out how
can I define such a data set to operate on.
any hints?
cl.
"Claudio Lapidus" <clapidus@hotmail.com> writes:
Hello
I would like to know how can I define/create a new aggregate function. I
need a custom function that operate on a set of text strings and return a
certain string aggregate based on certain rules. But I cannot figure out how
can I define such a data set to operate on.
Is this example helpful?
create function concat_agg_accum(varchar, varchar) returns varchar
as 'select $1 || '', '' || $2'
language sql
strict immutable;
create aggregate concat_agg (
basetype = varchar,
stype = varchar,
sfunc = concat_agg_accum
);
--
greg
Greg Stark wrote:
Is this example helpful?
Yes, perfect! Thank you.
cl.
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create function concat_agg_accum(varchar, varchar) returns varchar
as 'select $1 || '', '' || $2'
language sql
strict immutable;create aggregate concat_agg (
basetype = varchar,
stype = varchar,
sfunc = concat_agg_accum
);