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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/array.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/array.sgml index a59a3dfe32a..99cfde85f2c 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/array.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/array.sgml @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -<!-- $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/array.sgml,v 1.16 2001/11/21 05:53:40 thomas Exp $ --> +<!-- $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/array.sgml,v 1.17 2001/11/28 20:49:09 petere Exp $ --> <chapter id="arrays"> <title>Arrays</title> @@ -68,8 +68,8 @@ SELECT name FROM sal_emp WHERE pay_by_quarter[1] <> pay_by_quarter[2]; The array subscript numbers are written within square brackets. <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> uses the <quote>one-based</quote> numbering convention for arrays, that is, - an array of n elements starts with <literal>array[1]</literal> and - ends with <literal>array[n]</literal>. + an array of <replaceable>n</> elements starts with <literal>array[1]</literal> and + ends with <literal>array[<replaceable>n</>]</literal>. </para> <para> @@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ SELECT * FROM sal_emp WHERE pay_by_quarter **= 10000; <tip> <para> - Arrays are not lists; using arrays in the manner described in the + Arrays are not sets; using arrays in the manner described in the previous paragraph is often a sign of database misdesign. The array field should generally be split off into a separate table. Tables can obviously be searched easily. |