Re: using index on comparison with bit-operation?

On Wed, Apr 07, 2004 at 06:01:03 -0700, Michael Groth <geek_1981@yahoo.de> wrote:
> hi,
> 
> is it possible to use an index on the expression '(table_1.field &
> table_2.field)::int > 0' ?
> 
> here's the whole query:
> 
> SELECT 
>     COUNT(*)
> FROM
>     users AS users
> JOIN
>     search_profile AS search_profile ON
> (search_profile.bin_matching_field_0 &
> users.bin_matching_field_0)::int > 0
> WHERE
>     users.id = 190

In 7.4 you can create indexes on expressions.