Fix broken markup, improve wording.

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Tom Lane 2007-03-02 06:01:01 +00:00
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<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/array.sgml,v 1.58 2007/02/20 14:54:47 momjian Exp $ -->
<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/array.sgml,v 1.59 2007/03/02 06:01:01 tgl Exp $ -->
<sect1 id="arrays">
<title>Arrays</title>
@ -243,12 +243,11 @@ SELECT schedule[1:2][1:1] FROM sal_emp WHERE name = 'Bill';
(1 row)
</programlisting>
If any dimension is written as a slice, i.e contains a colon, then all
dimensions are treated as slices. If a dimension is missing, it is
assumed to be <literal>[1:1]</>. If a dimension has only a single
number (no colon), that dimension is treated as being from <literal>1</>
If any dimension is written as a slice, i.e. contains a colon, then all
dimensions are treated as slices. Any dimension that has only a single
number (no colon) is treated as being from <literal>1</>
to the number specified. For example, <literal>[2]</> is treated as
<literal>[1:2], as in this example:
<literal>[1:2]</>, as in this example:
<programlisting>
SELECT schedule[1:2][2] FROM sal_emp WHERE name = 'Bill';