Re: [HACKERS] regexp_replace

Robert Treat wrote:
> On Tuesday 07 June 2005 10:57, David Fetter wrote:
> > On Tue, Jun 07, 2005 at 10:27:28PM +0900, Atsushi Ogawa wrote:
> > > My idea is opposite. I think that the regexp_replace() should make
> > > "replace all" a default. Because the replace() of pgsql replaces all
> > > string, and regexp_replace() of oracle10g is also similar.
> >
> > I respectfully disagree. Although Oracle does things this way, no
> > other regular expression search and replace does. Historically, you
> > can find that "Oracle does it this way" is not a reason why we would
> > do it. Text editors, programming languages, etc., etc. do "replace
> > the first" by default and "replace globally" only when told to.
> >
>
> You don't think it will be confusing to have a function called replace which
> replaces all occurrences and a function called regex_replace which only
> replaces the first occurance? There's something to be said for consitancy
> within pgsql itself.

Huh? I am confused. Why if both support regex, why does regex_replace
only do the first one?

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