-- -- UNION (also INTERSECT, EXCEPT) -- -- Simple UNION constructs SELECT 1 AS two UNION SELECT 2 ORDER BY 1; SELECT 1 AS one UNION SELECT 1 ORDER BY 1; SELECT 1 AS two UNION ALL SELECT 2; SELECT 1 AS two UNION ALL SELECT 1; SELECT 1 AS three UNION SELECT 2 UNION SELECT 3 ORDER BY 1; SELECT 1 AS two UNION SELECT 2 UNION SELECT 2 ORDER BY 1; SELECT 1 AS three UNION SELECT 2 UNION ALL SELECT 2 ORDER BY 1; SELECT 1.1 AS two UNION SELECT 2.2 ORDER BY 1; -- Mixed types SELECT 1.1 AS two UNION SELECT 2 ORDER BY 1; SELECT 1 AS two UNION SELECT 2.2 ORDER BY 1; SELECT 1 AS one UNION SELECT 1.0::float8 ORDER BY 1; SELECT 1.1 AS two UNION ALL SELECT 2 ORDER BY 1; SELECT 1.0::float8 AS two UNION ALL SELECT 1 ORDER BY 1; SELECT 1.1 AS three UNION SELECT 2 UNION SELECT 3 ORDER BY 1; SELECT 1.1::float8 AS two UNION SELECT 2 UNION SELECT 2.0::float8 ORDER BY 1; SELECT 1.1 AS three UNION SELECT 2 UNION ALL SELECT 2 ORDER BY 1; SELECT 1.1 AS two UNION (SELECT 2 UNION ALL SELECT 2) ORDER BY 1; -- -- Try testing from tables... -- SELECT f1 AS five FROM FLOAT8_TBL UNION SELECT f1 FROM FLOAT8_TBL ORDER BY 1; SELECT f1 AS ten FROM FLOAT8_TBL UNION ALL SELECT f1 FROM FLOAT8_TBL; SELECT f1 AS nine FROM FLOAT8_TBL UNION SELECT f1 FROM INT4_TBL ORDER BY 1; SELECT f1 AS ten FROM FLOAT8_TBL UNION ALL SELECT f1 FROM INT4_TBL; SELECT f1 AS five FROM FLOAT8_TBL WHERE f1 BETWEEN -1e6 AND 1e6 UNION SELECT f1 FROM INT4_TBL WHERE f1 BETWEEN 0 AND 1000000 ORDER BY 1; SELECT CAST(f1 AS char(4)) AS three FROM VARCHAR_TBL UNION SELECT f1 FROM CHAR_TBL ORDER BY 1; SELECT f1 AS three FROM VARCHAR_TBL UNION SELECT CAST(f1 AS varchar) FROM CHAR_TBL ORDER BY 1; SELECT f1 AS eight FROM VARCHAR_TBL UNION ALL SELECT f1 FROM CHAR_TBL; SELECT f1 AS five FROM TEXT_TBL UNION SELECT f1 FROM VARCHAR_TBL UNION SELECT TRIM(TRAILING FROM f1) FROM CHAR_TBL ORDER BY 1; -- -- INTERSECT and EXCEPT -- SELECT q2 FROM int8_tbl INTERSECT SELECT q1 FROM int8_tbl ORDER BY 1; SELECT q2 FROM int8_tbl INTERSECT ALL SELECT q1 FROM int8_tbl ORDER BY 1; SELECT q2 FROM int8_tbl EXCEPT SELECT q1 FROM int8_tbl ORDER BY 1; SELECT q2 FROM int8_tbl EXCEPT ALL SELECT q1 FROM int8_tbl ORDER BY 1; SELECT q2 FROM int8_tbl EXCEPT ALL SELECT DISTINCT q1 FROM int8_tbl ORDER BY 1; SELECT q1 FROM int8_tbl EXCEPT SELECT q2 FROM int8_tbl ORDER BY 1; SELECT q1 FROM int8_tbl EXCEPT ALL SELECT q2 FROM int8_tbl ORDER BY 1; SELECT q1 FROM int8_tbl EXCEPT ALL SELECT DISTINCT q2 FROM int8_tbl ORDER BY 1; SELECT q1 FROM int8_tbl EXCEPT ALL SELECT q1 FROM int8_tbl FOR NO KEY UPDATE; -- nested cases (SELECT 1,2,3 UNION SELECT 4,5,6) INTERSECT SELECT 4,5,6; (SELECT 1,2,3 UNION SELECT 4,5,6 ORDER BY 1,2) INTERSECT SELECT 4,5,6; (SELECT 1,2,3 UNION SELECT 4,5,6) EXCEPT SELECT 4,5,6; (SELECT 1,2,3 UNION SELECT 4,5,6 ORDER BY 1,2) EXCEPT SELECT 4,5,6; -- exercise both hashed and sorted implementations of INTERSECT/EXCEPT set enable_hashagg to on; explain (costs off) select count(*) from ( select unique1 from tenk1 intersect select fivethous from tenk1 ) ss; select count(*) from ( select unique1 from tenk1 intersect select fivethous from tenk1 ) ss; explain (costs off) select unique1 from tenk1 except select unique2 from tenk1 where unique2 != 10; select unique1 from tenk1 except select unique2 from tenk1 where unique2 != 10; set enable_hashagg to off; explain (costs off) select count(*) from ( select unique1 from tenk1 intersect select fivethous from tenk1 ) ss; select count(*) from ( select unique1 from tenk1 intersect select fivethous from tenk1 ) ss; explain (costs off) select unique1 from tenk1 except select unique2 from tenk1 where unique2 != 10; select unique1 from tenk1 except select unique2 from tenk1 where unique2 != 10; reset enable_hashagg; -- -- Mixed types -- SELECT f1 FROM float8_tbl INTERSECT SELECT f1 FROM int4_tbl ORDER BY 1; SELECT f1 FROM float8_tbl EXCEPT SELECT f1 FROM int4_tbl ORDER BY 1; -- -- Operator precedence and (((((extra))))) parentheses -- SELECT q1 FROM int8_tbl INTERSECT SELECT q2 FROM int8_tbl UNION ALL SELECT q2 FROM int8_tbl ORDER BY 1; SELECT q1 FROM int8_tbl INTERSECT (((SELECT q2 FROM int8_tbl UNION ALL SELECT q2 FROM int8_tbl))) ORDER BY 1; (((SELECT q1 FROM int8_tbl INTERSECT SELECT q2 FROM int8_tbl ORDER BY 1))) UNION ALL SELECT q2 FROM int8_tbl; SELECT q1 FROM int8_tbl UNION ALL SELECT q2 FROM int8_tbl EXCEPT SELECT q1 FROM int8_tbl ORDER BY 1; SELECT q1 FROM int8_tbl UNION ALL (((SELECT q2 FROM int8_tbl EXCEPT SELECT q1 FROM int8_tbl ORDER BY 1))); (((SELECT q1 FROM int8_tbl UNION ALL SELECT q2 FROM int8_tbl))) EXCEPT SELECT q1 FROM int8_tbl ORDER BY 1; -- -- Subqueries with ORDER BY & LIMIT clauses -- -- In this syntax, ORDER BY/LIMIT apply to the result of the EXCEPT SELECT q1,q2 FROM int8_tbl EXCEPT SELECT q2,q1 FROM int8_tbl ORDER BY q2,q1; -- This should fail, because q2 isn't a name of an EXCEPT output column SELECT q1 FROM int8_tbl EXCEPT SELECT q2 FROM int8_tbl ORDER BY q2 LIMIT 1; -- But this should work: SELECT q1 FROM int8_tbl EXCEPT (((SELECT q2 FROM int8_tbl ORDER BY q2 LIMIT 1))) ORDER BY 1; -- -- New syntaxes (7.1) permit new tests -- (((((select * from int8_tbl))))); -- -- Check behavior with empty select list (allowed since 9.4) -- select union select; select intersect select; select except select; -- check hashed implementation set enable_hashagg = true; set enable_sort = false; explain (costs off) select from generate_series(1,5) union select from generate_series(1,3); explain (costs off) select from generate_series(1,5) intersect select from generate_series(1,3); select from generate_series(1,5) union select from generate_series(1,3); select from generate_series(1,5) union all select from generate_series(1,3); select from generate_series(1,5) intersect select from generate_series(1,3); select from generate_series(1,5) intersect all select from generate_series(1,3); select from generate_series(1,5) except select from generate_series(1,3); select from generate_series(1,5) except all select from generate_series(1,3); -- check sorted implementation set enable_hashagg = false; set enable_sort = true; explain (costs off) select from generate_series(1,5) union select from generate_series(1,3); explain (costs off) select from generate_series(1,5) intersect select from generate_series(1,3); select from generate_series(1,5) union select from generate_series(1,3); select from generate_series(1,5) union all select from generate_series(1,3); select from generate_series(1,5) intersect select from generate_series(1,3); select from generate_series(1,5) intersect all select from generate_series(1,3); select from generate_series(1,5) except select from generate_series(1,3); select from generate_series(1,5) except all select from generate_series(1,3); reset enable_hashagg; reset enable_sort; -- -- Check handling of a case with unknown constants. We don't guarantee -- an undecorated constant will work in all cases, but historically this -- usage has worked, so test we don't break it. -- SELECT a.f1 FROM (SELECT 'test' AS f1 FROM varchar_tbl) a UNION SELECT b.f1 FROM (SELECT f1 FROM varchar_tbl) b ORDER BY 1; -- This should fail, but it should produce an error cursor SELECT '3.4'::numeric UNION SELECT 'foo'; -- -- Test that expression-index constraints can be pushed down through -- UNION or UNION ALL -- CREATE TEMP TABLE t1 (a text, b text); CREATE INDEX t1_ab_idx on t1 ((a || b)); CREATE TEMP TABLE t2 (ab text primary key); INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('a', 'b'), ('x', 'y'); INSERT INTO t2 VALUES ('ab'), ('xy'); set enable_seqscan = off; set enable_indexscan = on; set enable_bitmapscan = off; explain (costs off) SELECT * FROM (SELECT a || b AS ab FROM t1 UNION ALL SELECT * FROM t2) t WHERE ab = 'ab'; explain (costs off) SELECT * FROM (SELECT a || b AS ab FROM t1 UNION SELECT * FROM t2) t WHERE ab = 'ab'; -- -- Test that ORDER BY for UNION ALL can be pushed down to inheritance -- children. -- CREATE TEMP TABLE t1c (b text, a text); ALTER TABLE t1c INHERIT t1; CREATE TEMP TABLE t2c (primary key (ab)) INHERITS (t2); INSERT INTO t1c VALUES ('v', 'w'), ('c', 'd'), ('m', 'n'), ('e', 'f'); INSERT INTO t2c VALUES ('vw'), ('cd'), ('mn'), ('ef'); CREATE INDEX t1c_ab_idx on t1c ((a || b)); set enable_seqscan = on; set enable_indexonlyscan = off; explain (costs off) SELECT * FROM (SELECT a || b AS ab FROM t1 UNION ALL SELECT ab FROM t2) t ORDER BY 1 LIMIT 8; SELECT * FROM (SELECT a || b AS ab FROM t1 UNION ALL SELECT ab FROM t2) t ORDER BY 1 LIMIT 8; reset enable_seqscan; reset enable_indexscan; reset enable_bitmapscan; -- This simpler variant of the above test has been observed to fail differently create table events (event_id int primary key); create table other_events (event_id int primary key); create table events_child () inherits (events); explain (costs off) select event_id from (select event_id from events union all select event_id from other_events) ss order by event_id; drop table events_child, events, other_events; reset enable_indexonlyscan; -- Test constraint exclusion of UNION ALL subqueries explain (costs off) SELECT * FROM (SELECT 1 AS t, * FROM tenk1 a UNION ALL SELECT 2 AS t, * FROM tenk1 b) c WHERE t = 2; -- Test that we push quals into UNION sub-selects only when it's safe explain (costs off) SELECT * FROM (SELECT 1 AS t, 2 AS x UNION SELECT 2 AS t, 4 AS x) ss WHERE x < 4 ORDER BY x; SELECT * FROM (SELECT 1 AS t, 2 AS x UNION SELECT 2 AS t, 4 AS x) ss WHERE x < 4 ORDER BY x; explain (costs off) SELECT * FROM (SELECT 1 AS t, generate_series(1,10) AS x UNION SELECT 2 AS t, 4 AS x) ss WHERE x < 4 ORDER BY x; SELECT * FROM (SELECT 1 AS t, generate_series(1,10) AS x UNION SELECT 2 AS t, 4 AS x) ss WHERE x < 4 ORDER BY x; explain (costs off) SELECT * FROM (SELECT 1 AS t, (random()*3)::int AS x UNION SELECT 2 AS t, 4 AS x) ss WHERE x > 3 ORDER BY x; SELECT * FROM (SELECT 1 AS t, (random()*3)::int AS x UNION SELECT 2 AS t, 4 AS x) ss WHERE x > 3 ORDER BY x; -- Test proper handling of parameterized appendrel paths when the -- potential join qual is expensive create function expensivefunc(int) returns int language plpgsql immutable strict cost 10000 as $$begin return $1; end$$; create temp table t3 as select generate_series(-1000,1000) as x; create index t3i on t3 (expensivefunc(x)); analyze t3; explain (costs off) select * from (select * from t3 a union all select * from t3 b) ss join int4_tbl on f1 = expensivefunc(x); select * from (select * from t3 a union all select * from t3 b) ss join int4_tbl on f1 = expensivefunc(x); drop table t3; drop function expensivefunc(int); -- Test handling of appendrel quals that const-simplify into an AND explain (costs off) select * from (select *, 0 as x from int8_tbl a union all select *, 1 as x from int8_tbl b) ss where (x = 0) or (q1 >= q2 and q1 <= q2); select * from (select *, 0 as x from int8_tbl a union all select *, 1 as x from int8_tbl b) ss where (x = 0) or (q1 >= q2 and q1 <= q2);