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authorBruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>2016-06-28 16:16:06 -0400
committerBruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>2016-06-28 16:16:06 -0400
commit8a395e0b9a2118453df3d9c31ddb43f811315ddd (patch)
tree7a48f5e238d48d5a1b7232ed32dc1d7ab695152b /doc/src
parent46eafc8855d7c21e2c1a45faa77a3d5a2fc2c8b2 (diff)
doc: add link for list-of-scalars mention
Reported-by: Manlio Perillo Bug: 14016 Discussion: 20160311163928.6674.94707@wrigleys.postgresql.org Reviewed-by: David G. Johnston
Diffstat (limited to 'doc/src')
-rw-r--r--doc/src/sgml/func.sgml2
-rw-r--r--doc/src/sgml/ref/values.sgml3
2 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/func.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/func.sgml
index 052b8f5ba05..baef80db5bd 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/func.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/func.sgml
@@ -14609,7 +14609,7 @@ WHERE EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM tab2 WHERE col2 = tab1.col2);
Boolean (true/false) results.
</para>
- <sect2>
+ <sect2 id="functions-comparisons-in-scalar">
<title><literal>IN</literal></title>
<synopsis>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/values.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/values.sgml
index 0fb3cd7bc2d..9b0d8fa4a16 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/values.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/values.sgml
@@ -219,7 +219,8 @@ WHERE ip_address IN (VALUES('192.168.0.1'::inet), ('192.168.0.10'), ('192.168.1.
<tip>
<para>
For simple <literal>IN</> tests, it's better to rely on the
- list-of-scalars form of <literal>IN</> than to write a <command>VALUES</>
+ <link linkend="functions-comparisons-in-scalar">list-of-scalars</link>
+ form of <literal>IN</> than to write a <command>VALUES</>
query as shown above. The list of scalars method requires less writing
and is often more efficient.
</para>