Hi Just curious
postgres=# explain analyze select array_upper(array_agg(i),1) from generate_series(1,100000) g(i); QUERY PLAN --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aggregate (cost=12.50..12.52 rows=1 width=4) (actual time=43.164..43.164 rows=1 loops=1) -> Function Scan on generate_series g (cost=0.00..10.00 rows=1000 width=4) (actual time=19.150..31.083 rows=100000 loops=1) Planning time: 0.100 ms Execution time: 44.392 ms (4 rows) postgres=# explain analyze select array_upper(array(select i from generate_series(1,1000000) g(i)),1); QUERY PLAN -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Result (cost=10.00..10.01 rows=1 width=4) (actual time=334.567..334.568 rows=1 loops=1) InitPlan 1 (returns $0) -> Function Scan on generate_series g (cost=0.00..10.00 rows=1000 width=4) (actual time=141.503..254.483 rows=1000000 loops=1) Planning time: 0.171 ms Execution time: 339.057 ms (5 rows) This code is about 8times slower Regards Pavel