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FUNCTIONS / JSON FUNCTIONS AND OPERATORS

jsonb_each_text

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Expands the top-level JSON object into a set of key/value pairs.

Signatures & examples

jsonb_each_text ( jsonb ) → setof record ( key text, value text )
Expands the top-level JSON object into a set of key/value pairs. The returned values will be of type text.
select * from json_each_text('{"a":"foo", "b":"bar"}') →  key | value
-----+-------
 a   | foo
 b   | bar
Version history 2
  1. PG 12 → 13changed
  2. PG 9.3 → 9.4added

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