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Functions / Array Functions And Operators

array_positions

Read the PG 18 manual

Returns an array of the subscripts of all occurrences of the second argument in the array given as first argument.

Reading PG 18current·documented in 13 of 27 versions, 9.5 to 20

Signatures & examples

array_positions ( anycompatiblearray, anycompatible ) → integer[]
Returns an array of the subscripts of all occurrences of the second argument in the array given as first argument. The array must be one-dimensional. Comparisons are done using IS NOT DISTINCT FROM semantics, so it is possible to search for NULL. NULL is returned only if the array is NULL; if the value is not found in the array, an empty array is returned.
array_positions(ARRAY['A','A','B','A'], 'A') → {1,2,4}
Version history 3
  1. 13 → 14 changed
  2. 12 → 13 changed
  3. 9.4 → 9.5 added

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