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LTREE data type
taroface Oct 27, 2025
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Merge branch 'main' into ltree
mohini-crl Oct 28, 2025
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fix LTREE sizing guidance and comparison example
taroface Oct 30, 2025
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docs review feedback
taroface Oct 31, 2025
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Merge branch 'main' into ltree
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6 changes: 6 additions & 0 deletions src/current/_includes/v25.4/sidebar-data/sql.json
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"/${VERSION}/jsonb.html"
]
},
{
"title": "<code>LTREE</code>",
"urls": [
"/${VERSION}/ltree.html"
]
},
{
"title": "<code>OID</code>",
"urls": [
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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion src/current/v23.1/data-types.md
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[`BYTES`]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/bytes.md %}) | A string of binary characters. | `b'\141\061\142\062\143\063'`
[`COLLATE`]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/collate.md %}) | The `COLLATE` feature lets you sort [`STRING`]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/string.md %}) values according to language- and country-specific rules, known as collations. | `'a1b2c3' COLLATE en`
[`DATE`]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/date.md %}) | A date. | `DATE '2016-01-25'`
[`ENUM`]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/enum.md %}) | A user-defined data type comprised of a set of static values. | `ENUM ('club, 'diamond', 'heart', 'spade')`
[`DECIMAL`]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/decimal.md %}) | An exact, fixed-point number. | `1.2345`
[`ENUM`]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/enum.md %}) | A user-defined data type comprised of a set of static values. | `ENUM ('club, 'diamond', 'heart', 'spade')`
[`FLOAT`]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/float.md %}) | A 64-bit, inexact, floating-point number. | `1.2345`
[`INET`]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/inet.md %}) | An IPv4 or IPv6 address. | `192.168.0.1`
[`INT`]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/int.md %}) | A signed integer, up to 64 bits. | `12345`
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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion src/current/v23.2/data-types.md
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[`BYTES`]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/bytes.md %}) | A string of binary characters. | `b'\141\061\142\062\143\063'`
[`COLLATE`]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/collate.md %}) | The `COLLATE` feature lets you sort [`STRING`]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/string.md %}) values according to language- and country-specific rules, known as collations. | `'a1b2c3' COLLATE en`
[`DATE`]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/date.md %}) | A date. | `DATE '2016-01-25'`
[`ENUM`]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/enum.md %}) | A user-defined data type comprised of a set of static values. | `ENUM ('club, 'diamond', 'heart', 'spade')`
[`DECIMAL`]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/decimal.md %}) | An exact, fixed-point number. | `1.2345`
[`ENUM`]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/enum.md %}) | A user-defined data type comprised of a set of static values. | `ENUM ('club, 'diamond', 'heart', 'spade')`
[`FLOAT`]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/float.md %}) | A 64-bit, inexact, floating-point number. | `1.2345`
[`INET`]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/inet.md %}) | An IPv4 or IPv6 address. | `192.168.0.1`
[`INT`]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/int.md %}) | A signed integer, up to 64 bits. | `12345`
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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion src/current/v24.1/data-types.md
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[`BYTES`]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/bytes.md %}) | A string of binary characters. | `b'\141\061\142\062\143\063'`
[`COLLATE`]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/collate.md %}) | The `COLLATE` feature lets you sort [`STRING`]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/string.md %}) values according to language- and country-specific rules, known as collations. | `'a1b2c3' COLLATE en`
[`DATE`]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/date.md %}) | A date. | `DATE '2016-01-25'`
[`ENUM`]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/enum.md %}) | A user-defined data type comprised of a set of static values. | `ENUM ('club, 'diamond', 'heart', 'spade')`
[`DECIMAL`]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/decimal.md %}) | An exact, fixed-point number. | `1.2345`
[`ENUM`]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/enum.md %}) | A user-defined data type comprised of a set of static values. | `ENUM ('club, 'diamond', 'heart', 'spade')`
[`FLOAT`]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/float.md %}) | A 64-bit, inexact, floating-point number. | `1.2345`
[`INET`]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/inet.md %}) | An IPv4 or IPv6 address. | `192.168.0.1`
[`INT`]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/int.md %}) | A signed integer, up to 64 bits. | `12345`
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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion src/current/v24.2/data-types.md
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[`BYTES`]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/bytes.md %}) | A string of binary characters. | `b'\141\061\142\062\143\063'`
[`COLLATE`]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/collate.md %}) | The `COLLATE` feature lets you sort [`STRING`]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/string.md %}) values according to language- and country-specific rules, known as collations. | `'a1b2c3' COLLATE en`
[`DATE`]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/date.md %}) | A date. | `DATE '2016-01-25'`
[`ENUM`]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/enum.md %}) | A user-defined data type comprised of a set of static values. | `ENUM ('club, 'diamond', 'heart', 'spade')`
[`DECIMAL`]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/decimal.md %}) | An exact, fixed-point number. | `1.2345`
[`ENUM`]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/enum.md %}) | A user-defined data type comprised of a set of static values. | `ENUM ('club, 'diamond', 'heart', 'spade')`
[`FLOAT`]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/float.md %}) | A 64-bit, inexact, floating-point number. | `1.2345`
[`INET`]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/inet.md %}) | An IPv4 or IPv6 address. | `192.168.0.1`
[`INT`]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/int.md %}) | A signed integer, up to 64 bits. | `12345`
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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion src/current/v24.3/data-types.md
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[`BYTES`]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/bytes.md %}) | A string of binary characters. | `b'\141\061\142\062\143\063'`
[`COLLATE`]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/collate.md %}) | The `COLLATE` feature lets you sort [`STRING`]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/string.md %}) values according to language- and country-specific rules, known as collations. | `'a1b2c3' COLLATE en`
[`DATE`]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/date.md %}) | A date. | `DATE '2016-01-25'`
[`ENUM`]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/enum.md %}) | A user-defined data type comprised of a set of static values. | `ENUM ('club, 'diamond', 'heart', 'spade')`
[`DECIMAL`]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/decimal.md %}) | An exact, fixed-point number. | `1.2345`
[`ENUM`]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/enum.md %}) | A user-defined data type comprised of a set of static values. | `ENUM ('club, 'diamond', 'heart', 'spade')`
[`FLOAT`]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/float.md %}) | A 64-bit, inexact, floating-point number. | `1.2345`
[`INET`]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/inet.md %}) | An IPv4 or IPv6 address. | `192.168.0.1`
[`INT`]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/int.md %}) | A signed integer, up to 64 bits. | `12345`
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[`BYTES`]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/bytes.md %}) | A string of binary characters. | `b'\141\061\142\062\143\063'`
[`COLLATE`]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/collate.md %}) | The `COLLATE` feature lets you sort [`STRING`]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/string.md %}) values according to language- and country-specific rules, known as collations. | `'a1b2c3' COLLATE en`
[`DATE`]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/date.md %}) | A date. | `DATE '2016-01-25'`
[`ENUM`]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/enum.md %}) | A user-defined data type comprised of a set of static values. | `ENUM ('club, 'diamond', 'heart', 'spade')`
[`DECIMAL`]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/decimal.md %}) | An exact, fixed-point number. | `1.2345`
[`ENUM`]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/enum.md %}) | A user-defined data type comprised of a set of static values. | `ENUM ('club, 'diamond', 'heart', 'spade')`
[`FLOAT`]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/float.md %}) | A 64-bit, inexact, floating-point number. | `1.2345`
[`INET`]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/inet.md %}) | An IPv4 or IPv6 address. | `192.168.0.1`
[`INT`]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/int.md %}) | A signed integer, up to 64 bits. | `12345`
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[`BYTES`]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/bytes.md %}) | A string of binary characters. | `b'\141\061\142\062\143\063'`
[`COLLATE`]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/collate.md %}) | The `COLLATE` feature lets you sort [`STRING`]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/string.md %}) values according to language- and country-specific rules, known as collations. | `'a1b2c3' COLLATE en`
[`DATE`]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/date.md %}) | A date. | `DATE '2016-01-25'`
[`ENUM`]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/enum.md %}) | A user-defined data type comprised of a set of static values. | `ENUM ('club, 'diamond', 'heart', 'spade')`
[`DECIMAL`]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/decimal.md %}) | An exact, fixed-point number. | `1.2345`
[`ENUM`]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/enum.md %}) | A user-defined data type comprised of a set of static values. | `ENUM ('club, 'diamond', 'heart', 'spade')`
[`FLOAT`]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/float.md %}) | A 64-bit, inexact, floating-point number. | `1.2345`
[`INET`]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/inet.md %}) | An IPv4 or IPv6 address. | `192.168.0.1`
[`INT`]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/int.md %}) | A signed integer, up to 64 bits. | `12345`
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[`COLLATE`]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/collate.md %}) | The `COLLATE` feature lets you sort [`STRING`]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/string.md %}) values according to language- and country-specific rules, known as collations. | `'a1b2c3' COLLATE en`
[`CITEXT`]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/citext.md %}) | Case-insensitive text. | `'Roach'`
[`DATE`]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/date.md %}) | A date. | `DATE '2016-01-25'`
[`ENUM`]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/enum.md %}) | A user-defined data type comprised of a set of static values. | `ENUM ('club, 'diamond', 'heart', 'spade')`
[`DECIMAL`]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/decimal.md %}) | An exact, fixed-point number. | `1.2345`
[`ENUM`]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/enum.md %}) | A user-defined data type comprised of a set of static values. | `ENUM ('club, 'diamond', 'heart', 'spade')`
[`FLOAT`]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/float.md %}) | A 64-bit, inexact, floating-point number. | `1.2345`
[`INET`]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/inet.md %}) | An IPv4 or IPv6 address. | `192.168.0.1`
[`INT`]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/int.md %}) | A signed integer, up to 64 bits. | `12345`
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[`COLLATE`]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/collate.md %}) | The `COLLATE` feature lets you sort [`STRING`]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/string.md %}) values according to language- and country-specific rules, known as collations. | `'a1b2c3' COLLATE en`
[`CITEXT`]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/citext.md %}) | Case-insensitive text. | `'Roach'`
[`DATE`]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/date.md %}) | A date. | `DATE '2016-01-25'`
[`ENUM`]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/enum.md %}) | A user-defined data type comprised of a set of static values. | `ENUM ('club, 'diamond', 'heart', 'spade')`
[`DECIMAL`]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/decimal.md %}) | An exact, fixed-point number. | `1.2345`
[`ENUM`]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/enum.md %}) | A user-defined data type comprised of a set of static values. | `ENUM ('club, 'diamond', 'heart', 'spade')`
[`FLOAT`]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/float.md %}) | A 64-bit, inexact, floating-point number. | `1.2345`
[`INET`]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/inet.md %}) | An IPv4 or IPv6 address. | `192.168.0.1`
[`INT`]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/int.md %}) | A signed integer, up to 64 bits. | `12345`
[`INTERVAL`]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/interval.md %}) | A span of time. | `INTERVAL '2h30m30s'`
[`NULL`]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/null-handling.md %}) | The undefined value. | `NULL`
[`JSONB`]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/jsonb.md %}) | JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) data. | `'{"first_name": "Lola", "last_name": "Dog", "location": "NYC", "online" : true, "friends" : 547}'`
[`LTREE`]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/ltree.md %}) | A label path representing a hierarchical tree-like structure. | `'Top.Countries.Europe.France'`
[`NULL`]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/null-handling.md %}) | The undefined value. | `NULL`
[`OID`]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/oid.md %}) | An unsigned 32-bit integer. | `4294967295`
[`SERIAL`]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/serial.md %}) | A pseudo-type that combines an [integer type]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/int.md %}) with a [`DEFAULT` expression]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/default-value.md %}). | `148591304110702593`
[`STRING`]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/string.md %}) | A string of Unicode characters. | `'a1b2c3'`
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