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authorBruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>2020-05-21 19:49:30 -0400
committerBruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>2020-05-21 19:49:30 -0400
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doc: Simplify mention of unique indexes for NULL control
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/2304.1586532634@sss.pgh.pa.us Backpatch-through: 9.5
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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/indices.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/indices.sgml
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@@ -706,15 +706,6 @@ CREATE INDEX test1_lower_col1_idx ON test1 (lower(col1));
</para>
<para>
- Expression indexes also allow control over the scope of unique indexes.
- For example, this unique index prevents duplicate integer values from
- being stored in a <type>double precision</type>-typed column:
-<programlisting>
-CREATE UNIQUE INDEX test1_uniq_int ON tests ((floor(double_col)))
-</programlisting>
- </para>
-
- <para>
If we were to declare this index <literal>UNIQUE</literal>, it would prevent
creation of rows whose <literal>col1</literal> values differ only in case,
as well as rows whose <literal>col1</literal> values are actually identical.
@@ -953,18 +944,11 @@ CREATE UNIQUE INDEX tests_success_constraint ON tests (subject, target)
WHERE success;
</programlisting>
This is a particularly efficient approach when there are few
- successful tests and many unsuccessful ones.
+ successful tests and many unsuccessful ones. It is also possible to
+ allow only one null in a column by creating a unique partial index
+ with an <literal>IS NULL</literal> restriction.
</para>
- <para>
- This index allows only one null in the indexed column by using a
- partial index clause to process only null column values, and using
- an expression index clause to index <literal>true</literal> instead
- of <literal>null</literal>:
-<programlisting>
-CREATE UNIQUE INDEX tests_target_one_null ON tests ((target IS NULL)) WHERE target IS NULL;
-</programlisting>
- </para>
</example>
<para>