Re: Review: listagg aggregate

Pavel Stehule <pavel.stehule@gmail.com> writes:
> 2010/1/25 Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>:
>> xmlagg -> concatenates values to form xml datum
>> array_agg -> concatenates values to form array datum
>> ??? -> concatenates values to form string datum
>> 
>> So it's pretty clear that listagg does not fit into this scheme.

> when you define list as text domain, then this the name is correct.

IOW, if you define away the problem then there's no problem?

I agree that "list" is a terrible choice of name here.  "string_agg"
seemed reasonable and in keeping with the standardized "array_agg".
        regards, tom lane