Re: [GENERAL] Support functions for GiST index on citext

2014-08-18 Thread Chris Hanks
On Sat, Aug 16, 2014 at 7:02 PM, Chris Hanks wrote: > Thanks, I have considered it, and I'd like to stick with an array for > my use case if possible. Also, if citext is being advised against, I'd > like to know about it, since I use it extensively and have never had > an issue with it. Can anyone

Re: [GENERAL] Support functions for GiST index on citext

2014-08-16 Thread Chris Hanks
Thanks, I have considered it, and I'd like to stick with an array for my use case if possible. Also, if citext is being advised against, I'd like to know about it, since I use it extensively and have never had an issue with it. Can anyone shed some light on this? Thanks! Chris On Sat, Aug 16, 201

Re: [GENERAL] Support functions for GiST index on citext

2014-08-16 Thread BladeOfLight16
Have you considered normalizing? Here's a SQLFiddle example: http://sqlfiddle.com/#!15/61897/3/0. It uses text instead of citext, but I imagine your results should be similar. Also, I think usage of citext is generally recommended against. The basic idea is to not use an array but use a second ta