</para>
<para role="func_signature">
<indexterm><primary>sort_asc</primary></indexterm>
<function>sort_asc</function> ( <type>integer[]</type> )
<returnvalue>integer[]</returnvalue>
</para>
<para>
Sorts in ascending order.
</para>
<para>
<literal>sort(array[11,77,44])</literal>
<returnvalue>{11,44,77}</returnvalue>
</para></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry role="func_table_entry"><para role="func_signature">
<indexterm><primary>sort_desc</primary></indexterm>
<function>sort_desc</function> ( <type>integer[]</type> )
<returnvalue>integer[]</returnvalue>
</para>
<para>
Sorts in descending order.
</para>
<para>
<literal>sort_desc(array[11,77,44])</literal>
<returnvalue>{77,44,11}</returnvalue>
</para></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry role="func_table_entry"><para role="func_signature">
<indexterm><primary>uniq</primary></indexterm>
<function>uniq</function> ( <type>integer[]</type> )
<returnvalue>integer[]</returnvalue>
</para>
<para>
Removes adjacent duplicates.
Often used with <function>sort</function> to remove all duplicates.
</para>
<para>
<literal>uniq('{1,2,2,3,1,1}'::integer[])</literal>
<returnvalue>{1,2,3,1}</returnvalue>
</para>
<para>
<literal>uniq(sort('{1,2,3,2,1}'::integer[]))</literal>
<returnvalue>{1,2,3}</returnvalue>
</para></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry role="func_table_entry"><para role="func_signature">
<indexterm><primary>idx</primary></indexterm>
<function>idx</function> ( <type>integer[]</type>, <parameter>item</parameter> <type>integer</type> )
<returnvalue>integer</returnvalue>
</para>
<para>
Returns index of the first array element
matching <parameter>item</parameter>, or 0 if no match.
</para>
<para>
<literal>idx(array[11,22,33,22,11], 22)</literal>
<returnvalue>2</returnvalue>
</para></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry role="func_table_entry"><para role="func_signature">
<indexterm><primary>subarray</primary></indexterm>
<function>subarray</function> ( <type>integer[]</type>, <parameter>start</parameter> <type>integer</type>, <parameter>len</parameter> <type>integer</type> )
<returnvalue>integer[]</returnvalue>
</para>
<para>
Extracts the portion of the array starting at
position <parameter>start</parameter>, with <parameter>len</parameter>
elements.
</para>
<para>
<literal>subarray('{1,2,3,2,1}'::integer[], 2, 3)</literal>
<returnvalue>{2,3,2}</returnvalue>
</para></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry role="func_table_entry"><para role="func_signature">
<function>subarray</function> ( <type>integer[]</type>, <parameter>start</parameter> <type>integer</type> )
<returnvalue>integer[]</returnvalue>
</para>
<para>
Extracts the portion of the array starting at
position <parameter>start</parameter>.
</para>
<para>
<literal>subarray('{1,2,3,2,1}'::integer[], 2)</literal>
<returnvalue>{2,3,2,1}</returnvalue>
</para></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry role="func_table_entry"><para role="func_signature">
<indexterm><primary>intset</primary></indexterm>
<function>intset</function> ( <type>integer</type> )
<returnvalue>integer[]</returnvalue>
</para>
<para>
Makes a single-element array.
</para>
<para>
<literal>intset(42)</literal>
<returnvalue>{42}</returnvalue>
</para></entry>
</row>
</tbody>
</tgroup>
</table>
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