On Thu, Dec 20, 2012 at 3:28 AM, Robert James <srobertjames@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Is there an aggregate that will return an arbitrary instance? That is, > not necessarily the max or min, just any one? (Which might perform > better than max or min) > > More importantly: > Is there one which will return an arbitrary instance as long as it's not NULL There's an extension on PGXN which implements first()/last() aggregates in C: http://pgxn.org/dist/first_last_agg/ It should be slightly faster than min()/max(), but the difference is probably not significant in more complex queries. Regards, Marti -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general
