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SetOp

Implements the selected INTERSECT or EXCEPT operation using a sorted or hashed strategy.

Reading PG 18·Select a recorded version

Core node tag
T_SetOp
Structured EXPLAIN Node Type
SetOp
Inputs
Set-operation input plans
Output
Set-operation result tuples
Executor initializer
ExecInitSetOp
Memory mechanism
unclassified
EXPLAIN strategies
Sorted, Hashed
evidence kind
source and documentation
explain names
SetOp, HashSetOp
explain prefixes
Parallel, Async
node tag
T_SetOp
parallel callbacks
Unknown
partial modes
Unknown
runtime verified
false
strategies
Sorted, Hashed

Definition PG 18

Implements the selected INTERSECT or EXCEPT operation using a sorted or hashed strategy.

EXPLAIN labels in this source build

Text-format labelStructured node identity
SetOpSetOp
HashSetOpSetOp

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memory

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source inventory

{"executor":"src/backend/executor/execProcnode.c","explain":"src/backend/commands/explain.c","implementation":"src/backend/executor/nodeSetOp.c"}

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Definition sources

center · PostgreSQL 18 · 555610c24d53e4316da5b7d3fc25c279d96856d5e0e23ee308c328c5fa881d9f

Text language: en · 555610c24d53e4316da5b7d3fc25c279d96856d5e0e23ee308c328c5fa881d9f