Functions / Json Functions And Operators

json_build_array

Builds a possibly-heterogeneously-typed JSON array out of a variadic argument list.

Reading PG 18current·documented in 14 of 27 versions, 9.4 to 20

Signatures & examples

json_build_array ( VARIADIC "any" ) → json

Builds a possibly-heterogeneously-typed JSON array out of a variadic argument list. Each argument is converted as per to_json or to_jsonb.

json_build_array(1, 2, 'foo', 4, 5) → [1, 2, "foo", 4, 5]

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