PostgreSQL Bugs List wrote:
In INSERT statements the string '{}' is correctly parsed as an empty array
when '{ }' is not, as if the space was signifiant, and generates a syntax
error.
Also
'{"A", "B"}' will be correctly parsed when
'{"A", "B" }' (note the space before the closing brace ) will generate the
following entry '{"A","B "} : the space(s) between the latest double quote
and the closing brace is/are added to the latest item of the array.
Fixed in cvs:
regression=# select version();
version
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
PostgreSQL 8.0.0beta4 on x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu, compiled by GCC gcc
(GCC) 3.3.3 20040412 (Red Hat Linux 3.3.3-7)
(1 row)
regression=# create table test(f1 text[]);
CREATE TABLE
regression=# insert into test values ('{"A", "B" }');
INSERT 155428 1
regression=# select * from test;
f1
-------
{A,B}
(1 row)
regression=# insert into test values ('{ }');
INSERT 155429 1
regression=# select * from test;
f1
-------
{A,B}
{}
(2 rows)
Joe
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