-- -- SELECT_DISTINCT_ON -- SELECT DISTINCT ON (string4) string4, two, ten FROM onek ORDER BY string4 using <, two using >, ten using <; string4 | two | ten ---------+-----+----- AAAAxx | 1 | 1 HHHHxx | 1 | 1 OOOOxx | 1 | 1 VVVVxx | 1 | 1 (4 rows) -- this will fail due to conflict of ordering requirements SELECT DISTINCT ON (string4, ten) string4, two, ten FROM onek ORDER BY string4 using <, two using <, ten using <; ERROR: SELECT DISTINCT ON expressions must match initial ORDER BY expressions LINE 1: SELECT DISTINCT ON (string4, ten) string4, two, ten ^ SELECT DISTINCT ON (string4, ten) string4, ten, two FROM onek ORDER BY string4 using <, ten using >, two using <; string4 | ten | two ---------+-----+----- AAAAxx | 9 | 1 AAAAxx | 8 | 0 AAAAxx | 7 | 1 AAAAxx | 6 | 0 AAAAxx | 5 | 1 AAAAxx | 4 | 0 AAAAxx | 3 | 1 AAAAxx | 2 | 0 AAAAxx | 1 | 1 AAAAxx | 0 | 0 HHHHxx | 9 | 1 HHHHxx | 8 | 0 HHHHxx | 7 | 1 HHHHxx | 6 | 0 HHHHxx | 5 | 1 HHHHxx | 4 | 0 HHHHxx | 3 | 1 HHHHxx | 2 | 0 HHHHxx | 1 | 1 HHHHxx | 0 | 0 OOOOxx | 9 | 1 OOOOxx | 8 | 0 OOOOxx | 7 | 1 OOOOxx | 6 | 0 OOOOxx | 5 | 1 OOOOxx | 4 | 0 OOOOxx | 3 | 1 OOOOxx | 2 | 0 OOOOxx | 1 | 1 OOOOxx | 0 | 0 VVVVxx | 9 | 1 VVVVxx | 8 | 0 VVVVxx | 7 | 1 VVVVxx | 6 | 0 VVVVxx | 5 | 1 VVVVxx | 4 | 0 VVVVxx | 3 | 1 VVVVxx | 2 | 0 VVVVxx | 1 | 1 VVVVxx | 0 | 0 (40 rows) -- bug #5049: early 8.4.x chokes on volatile DISTINCT ON clauses select distinct on (1) floor(random()) as r, f1 from int4_tbl order by 1,2; r | f1 ---+------------- 0 | -2147483647 (1 row) -- -- Test the planner's ability to use a LIMIT 1 instead of a Unique node when -- all of the distinct_pathkeys have been marked as redundant -- -- Ensure we also get a LIMIT plan with DISTINCT ON EXPLAIN (COSTS OFF) SELECT DISTINCT ON (four) four,two FROM tenk1 WHERE four = 0 ORDER BY 1; QUERY PLAN ---------------------------------- Result -> Limit -> Seq Scan on tenk1 Filter: (four = 0) (4 rows) -- and check the result of the above query is correct SELECT DISTINCT ON (four) four,two FROM tenk1 WHERE four = 0 ORDER BY 1; four | two ------+----- 0 | 0 (1 row) -- Ensure a Sort -> Limit is used when the ORDER BY contains additional cols EXPLAIN (COSTS OFF) SELECT DISTINCT ON (four) four,two FROM tenk1 WHERE four = 0 ORDER BY 1,2; QUERY PLAN ---------------------------------- Limit -> Sort Sort Key: two -> Seq Scan on tenk1 Filter: (four = 0) (5 rows) -- Same again but use a column that is indexed so that we get an index scan -- then a limit EXPLAIN (COSTS OFF) SELECT DISTINCT ON (four) four,hundred FROM tenk1 WHERE four = 0 ORDER BY 1,2; QUERY PLAN ----------------------------------------------------- Result -> Limit -> Index Scan using tenk1_hundred on tenk1 Filter: (four = 0) (4 rows)