David E. Wheeler wrote: > On Aug 9, 2010, at 1:10 PM, Robert Haas wrote: > > >> My first thought is that we should go back to the string_to_array and > >> array_to_string names. The key reason not to use those names was the > >> conflict with the old functions if you didn't specify a third argument, > >> but where is the advantage of not specifying the third argument? It > >> would be a lot simpler for people to understand if we just said "the > >> two-argument forms work like this, while the three-argument forms work > >> like that". This is especially reasonable because the difference in > >> behavior is about nulls in the array, which is exactly what the third > >> argument exists to specify. > >> > >> [ Sorry for not complaining about this before, but I was on vacation > >> when the previous naming discussion went on. ] > > > > I can live with that, as long as it's clearly explained in the docs. > > +1
+1 -- Bruce Momjian <br...@momjian.us> http://momjian.us EnterpriseDB http://enterprisedb.com + It's impossible for everything to be true. + -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
