On Sep 10, 2013, at 6:23 PM, Scott Robison <sc...@casaderobison.com> wrote:
> I think I prefer something along the lines of "unlikely" or "likely". The > problem with a term like "selective" (at least in my brain) is that it > doesn't imply (for the single argument version) in what way it is being > selective. > > If a negative form of the magic function is used ("unlikely", "seldom", > etc) I would suggest considering inverting the optional second parameter. > In other words, 0.05 would become 0.95. In my opinion, that reads better: > "unlikely(COLUMN LIKE '%pattern%', 0.95)" reads "it is unlikely the > expression will be true 95% of the time". > > In like fashion, a positive form of the magic function would keep the > current meaning of the optional second parameter. This is the best suggestion. The pseudo-function names do not change the meaning of the query, and they are more clear with regard to the optional numeric argument. e _______________________________________________ sqlite-users mailing list sqlite-users@sqlite.org http://sqlite.org:8080/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/sqlite-users