2010/7/21 Robert Haas <robertmh...@gmail.com>: > On Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 9:39 AM, Pavel Stehule <pavel.steh...@gmail.com> > wrote: >> It was discussed before. I would to see some symmetry in names. > > That's reasonable. > >> The >> bad thing is so great names like string_to_array and array_to_string >> is used, > > Yeah, those names are not too good. > >> and second bad thing was done three years ago when nobody >> thinking about NULL values. I don't think, so we are able to repair >> older functions - simply the default behave isn't optimal. > > This is a matter of opinion, but certainly it's not right for everyone. > >> I am thinking so we have to do decision about string_to_array and >> array_to_string deprecation first. If these function will be >> deprecated, then we can use a similar names (and probably we should to >> use a similar names) - so text_to_array or array_to_string can be >> acceptable. If not, then this discus is needless - then to_string and >> to_array have to be maximally in contrib - stringfunc is good idea - >> and maybe we don't need thinking about new names. > > Well, -1 from me for deprecating string_to_array and array_to_string. > > I am not in favor of the names to_string and to_array even if we put > them in contrib, though. The problem with string_to_array and > array_to_string is that they aren't descriptive enough, and > to_string/to_array is even less so. >
I am not a English native speaker, so I have a different feeling. These functions do array_serialisation and array_deseralisation, but this names are too long. I have not idea about better names - it is descriptive well (for me) text->array, array->text - and these names shows very cleanly symmetry between functions. I have to repeat - it is very clean for not native speaker. > -- > Robert Haas > EnterpriseDB: http://www.enterprisedb.com > The Enterprise Postgres Company > -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
