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How to Extract DOW in PostgreSQL?

In PostgreSQL, the EXTRACT() and DATE_PART() functions are used to extract a DOW(an acronym for Day of Week) from a date or timestamp.

PostgreSQL TO_CHAR Function With Practical Examples

In Postgres, a built-in function named TO_CHAR() is used to convert any data type, such as an integer, interval, timestamp, date, etc., to a string.

PostgreSQL CURRENT_TIME Function With Practical Examples

The CURRENT_TIME function retrieve the current time and the time zone. It can accept an optional parameter “precision” to set the precision of the retrieved fractional seconds.

CREATE TABLE AS SELECT Statement in PostgreSQL

In Postgres, a new table can be created via the SELECT command; for this, the CREATE TABLE statement is used along with an AS clause followed by a SELECT statement.

PostgreSQL ARRAY_PREPEND() Function

PostgreSQL provides a built-in ARRAY_PREPEND() function that is used to append an element at the start of an array. It accepts two arguments: an element and an array.

PostgreSQL UNION ALL Operator With Examples

In Postgres, the UNION ALL operator combines the result sets of two or more queries into one table, including the duplicate records.

How to Find Array Length in PostgreSQL?

In Postgres, the ARRAY_LENGTH() is used to find the array's length. The ARRAY_LENGTH() function finds the array’s length based on the requested dimension.

PostgreSQL DROP VIEW IF EXISTS

If a VIEW to be dropped doesn’t exist, then Postgres throws a VIEW doesn’t exist error. To rectify this error, the “IF EXISTS” option is used with the DROP VIEW statement.

VIEWS in PostgreSQL: CREATE VIEW, DROP VIEW, UPDATE VIEW

Postgres provides the “CREATE VIEW”, “CREATE OR REPLACE VIEW”, and “DROP VIEW” statements to create, update or drop a view from the database.

How to Use POWER() Function in PostgreSQL

The POWER() or POW() function accepts two numeric values as arguments and retrieves the first value raised to the power of the second value.