-- -- STRINGS -- Test various data entry syntaxes. -- -- SQL92 string continuation syntax -- E021-03 character string literals SELECT 'first line' ' - next line' ' - third line' AS "Three lines to one"; -- illegal string continuation syntax SELECT 'first line' ' - next line' /* this comment is not allowed here */ ' - third line' AS "Illegal comment within continuation"; -- -- test conversions between various string types -- E021-10 implicit casting among the character data types -- SELECT CAST(f1 AS text) AS "text(char)" FROM CHAR_TBL; SELECT CAST(f1 AS text) AS "text(varchar)" FROM VARCHAR_TBL; SELECT CAST(name 'namefield' AS text) AS "text(name)"; -- since this is an explicit cast, it should truncate w/o error: SELECT CAST(f1 AS char(10)) AS "char(text)" FROM TEXT_TBL; -- note: implicit-cast case is tested in char.sql SELECT CAST(f1 AS char(20)) AS "char(text)" FROM TEXT_TBL; SELECT CAST(f1 AS char(10)) AS "char(varchar)" FROM VARCHAR_TBL; SELECT CAST(name 'namefield' AS char(10)) AS "char(name)"; SELECT CAST(f1 AS varchar) AS "varchar(text)" FROM TEXT_TBL; SELECT CAST(f1 AS varchar) AS "varchar(char)" FROM CHAR_TBL; SELECT CAST(name 'namefield' AS varchar) AS "varchar(name)"; -- -- test SQL92 string functions -- E### and T### are feature reference numbers from SQL99 -- -- E021-09 trim function SELECT TRIM(BOTH FROM ' bunch o blanks ') = 'bunch o blanks' AS "bunch o blanks"; SELECT TRIM(LEADING FROM ' bunch o blanks ') = 'bunch o blanks ' AS "bunch o blanks "; SELECT TRIM(TRAILING FROM ' bunch o blanks ') = ' bunch o blanks' AS " bunch o blanks"; SELECT TRIM(BOTH 'x' FROM 'xxxxxsome Xsxxxxx') = 'some Xs' AS "some Xs"; -- E021-06 substring expression SELECT SUBSTRING('1234567890' FROM 3) = '34567890' AS "34567890"; SELECT SUBSTRING('1234567890' FROM 4 FOR 3) = '456' AS "456"; -- T581 regular expression substring (with SQL99's bizarre regexp syntax) SELECT SUBSTRING('abcdefg' FROM 'a#"(b_d)#"%' FOR '#') AS "bcd"; -- No match should return NULL SELECT SUBSTRING('abcdefg' FROM '#"(b_d)#"%' FOR '#') IS NULL AS "True"; -- Null inputs should return NULL SELECT SUBSTRING('abcdefg' FROM '(b|c)' FOR NULL) IS NULL AS "True"; SELECT SUBSTRING(NULL FROM '(b|c)' FOR '#') IS NULL AS "True"; SELECT SUBSTRING('abcdefg' FROM NULL FOR '#') IS NULL AS "True"; -- PostgreSQL extension to allow omitting the escape character; -- here the regexp is taken as Posix syntax SELECT SUBSTRING('abcdefg' FROM 'c.e') AS "cde"; -- With a parenthesized subexpression, return only what matches the subexpr SELECT SUBSTRING('abcdefg' FROM 'b(.*)f') AS "cde"; -- E021-11 position expression SELECT POSITION('4' IN '1234567890') = '4' AS "4"; SELECT POSITION(5 IN '1234567890') = '5' AS "5"; -- T312 character overlay function SELECT OVERLAY('abcdef' PLACING '45' FROM 4) AS "abc45f"; SELECT OVERLAY('yabadoo' PLACING 'daba' FROM 5) AS "yabadaba"; SELECT OVERLAY('yabadoo' PLACING 'daba' FROM 5 FOR 0) AS "yabadabadoo"; SELECT OVERLAY('babosa' PLACING 'ubb' FROM 2 FOR 4) AS "bubba"; -- -- test LIKE -- Be sure to form every test as a LIKE/NOT LIKE pair. -- -- simplest examples -- E061-04 like predicate SELECT 'hawkeye' LIKE 'h%' AS "true"; SELECT 'hawkeye' NOT LIKE 'h%' AS "false"; SELECT 'hawkeye' LIKE 'H%' AS "false"; SELECT 'hawkeye' NOT LIKE 'H%' AS "true"; SELECT 'hawkeye' LIKE 'indio%' AS "false"; SELECT 'hawkeye' NOT LIKE 'indio%' AS "true"; SELECT 'hawkeye' LIKE 'h%eye' AS "true"; SELECT 'hawkeye' NOT LIKE 'h%eye' AS "false"; SELECT 'indio' LIKE '_ndio' AS "true"; SELECT 'indio' NOT LIKE '_ndio' AS "false"; SELECT 'indio' LIKE 'in__o' AS "true"; SELECT 'indio' NOT LIKE 'in__o' AS "false"; SELECT 'indio' LIKE 'in_o' AS "false"; SELECT 'indio' NOT LIKE 'in_o' AS "true"; -- unused escape character SELECT 'hawkeye' LIKE 'h%' ESCAPE '#' AS "true"; SELECT 'hawkeye' NOT LIKE 'h%' ESCAPE '#' AS "false"; SELECT 'indio' LIKE 'ind_o' ESCAPE '$' AS "true"; SELECT 'indio' NOT LIKE 'ind_o' ESCAPE '$' AS "false"; -- escape character -- E061-05 like predicate with escape clause SELECT 'h%' LIKE 'h#%' ESCAPE '#' AS "true"; SELECT 'h%' NOT LIKE 'h#%' ESCAPE '#' AS "false"; SELECT 'h%wkeye' LIKE 'h#%' ESCAPE '#' AS "false"; SELECT 'h%wkeye' NOT LIKE 'h#%' ESCAPE '#' AS "true"; SELECT 'h%wkeye' LIKE 'h#%%' ESCAPE '#' AS "true"; SELECT 'h%wkeye' NOT LIKE 'h#%%' ESCAPE '#' AS "false"; SELECT 'h%awkeye' LIKE 'h#%a%k%e' ESCAPE '#' AS "true"; SELECT 'h%awkeye' NOT LIKE 'h#%a%k%e' ESCAPE '#' AS "false"; SELECT 'indio' LIKE '_ndio' ESCAPE '$' AS "true"; SELECT 'indio' NOT LIKE '_ndio' ESCAPE '$' AS "false"; SELECT 'i_dio' LIKE 'i$_d_o' ESCAPE '$' AS "true"; SELECT 'i_dio' NOT LIKE 'i$_d_o' ESCAPE '$' AS "false"; SELECT 'i_dio' LIKE 'i$_nd_o' ESCAPE '$' AS "false"; SELECT 'i_dio' NOT LIKE 'i$_nd_o' ESCAPE '$' AS "true"; SELECT 'i_dio' LIKE 'i$_d%o' ESCAPE '$' AS "true"; SELECT 'i_dio' NOT LIKE 'i$_d%o' ESCAPE '$' AS "false"; -- escape character same as pattern character SELECT 'maca' LIKE 'm%aca' ESCAPE '%' AS "true"; SELECT 'maca' NOT LIKE 'm%aca' ESCAPE '%' AS "false"; SELECT 'ma%a' LIKE 'm%a%%a' ESCAPE '%' AS "true"; SELECT 'ma%a' NOT LIKE 'm%a%%a' ESCAPE '%' AS "false"; SELECT 'bear' LIKE 'b_ear' ESCAPE '_' AS "true"; SELECT 'bear' NOT LIKE 'b_ear' ESCAPE '_' AS "false"; SELECT 'be_r' LIKE 'b_e__r' ESCAPE '_' AS "true"; SELECT 'be_r' NOT LIKE 'b_e__r' ESCAPE '_' AS "false"; SELECT 'be_r' LIKE '__e__r' ESCAPE '_' AS "false"; SELECT 'be_r' NOT LIKE '__e__r' ESCAPE '_' AS "true"; -- -- test ILIKE (case-insensitive LIKE) -- Be sure to form every test as an ILIKE/NOT ILIKE pair. -- SELECT 'hawkeye' ILIKE 'h%' AS "true"; SELECT 'hawkeye' NOT ILIKE 'h%' AS "false"; SELECT 'hawkeye' ILIKE 'H%' AS "true"; SELECT 'hawkeye' NOT ILIKE 'H%' AS "false"; SELECT 'hawkeye' ILIKE 'H%Eye' AS "true"; SELECT 'hawkeye' NOT ILIKE 'H%Eye' AS "false"; SELECT 'Hawkeye' ILIKE 'h%' AS "true"; SELECT 'Hawkeye' NOT ILIKE 'h%' AS "false"; -- -- test implicit type conversion -- -- E021-07 character concatenation SELECT 'unknown' || ' and unknown' AS "Concat unknown types"; SELECT text 'text' || ' and unknown' AS "Concat text to unknown type"; SELECT char(20) 'characters' || 'and text' AS "Concat char to unknown type"; SELECT text 'text' || char(20) ' and characters' AS "Concat text to char"; SELECT text 'text' || varchar ' and varchar' AS "Concat text to varchar"; -- -- test substr with toasted text values -- CREATE TABLE toasttest(f1 text); insert into toasttest values(repeat('1234567890',10000)); insert into toasttest values(repeat('1234567890',10000)); -- -- Ensure that some values are uncompressed, to test the faster substring -- operation used in that case -- alter table toasttest alter column f1 set storage external; insert into toasttest values(repeat('1234567890',10000)); insert into toasttest values(repeat('1234567890',10000)); -- If the starting position is zero or less, then return from the start of the string -- adjusting the length to be consistent with the "negative start" per SQL92. SELECT substr(f1, -1, 5) from toasttest; -- If the length is less than zero, an ERROR is thrown. SELECT substr(f1, 5, -1) from toasttest; -- If no third argument (length) is provided, the length to the end of the -- string is assumed. SELECT substr(f1, 99995) from toasttest; -- If start plus length is > string length, the result is truncated to -- string length SELECT substr(f1, 99995, 10) from toasttest; DROP TABLE toasttest; -- -- test substr with toasted bytea values -- CREATE TABLE toasttest(f1 bytea); insert into toasttest values(decode(repeat('1234567890',10000),'escape')); insert into toasttest values(decode(repeat('1234567890',10000),'escape')); -- -- Ensure that some values are uncompressed, to test the faster substring -- operation used in that case -- alter table toasttest alter column f1 set storage external; insert into toasttest values(decode(repeat('1234567890',10000),'escape')); insert into toasttest values(decode(repeat('1234567890',10000),'escape')); -- If the starting position is zero or less, then return from the start of the string -- adjusting the length to be consistent with the "negative start" per SQL92. SELECT substr(f1, -1, 5) from toasttest; -- If the length is less than zero, an ERROR is thrown. SELECT substr(f1, 5, -1) from toasttest; -- If no third argument (length) is provided, the length to the end of the -- string is assumed. SELECT substr(f1, 99995) from toasttest; -- If start plus length is > string length, the result is truncated to -- string length SELECT substr(f1, 99995, 10) from toasttest; DROP TABLE toasttest; -- -- test length -- SELECT length('abcdef') AS "length_6"; -- -- test strpos -- SELECT strpos('abcdef', 'cd') AS "pos_3"; SELECT strpos('abcdef', 'xy') AS "pos_0"; -- -- test replace -- SELECT replace('abcdef', 'de', '45') AS "abc45f"; SELECT replace('yabadabadoo', 'ba', '123') AS "ya123da123doo"; SELECT replace('yabadoo', 'bad', '') AS "yaoo"; -- -- test split_part -- select split_part('joeuser@mydatabase','@',0) AS "an error"; select split_part('joeuser@mydatabase','@',1) AS "joeuser"; select split_part('joeuser@mydatabase','@',2) AS "mydatabase"; select split_part('joeuser@mydatabase','@',3) AS "empty string"; select split_part('@joeuser@mydatabase@','@',2) AS "joeuser"; -- -- test to_hex -- select to_hex(256*256*256 - 1) AS "ffffff"; select to_hex(256::bigint*256::bigint*256::bigint*256::bigint - 1) AS "ffffffff";