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Document quote_ident and quote_literal in the main list of string functions,

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as suggested by Josh Berkus.
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Tom Lane 2002-06-24 22:17:01 +00:00
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PostgreSQL documentation
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<entry><literal>SQL_ASCII</literal></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><function>quote_ident</function>(<parameter>string</parameter> text)</entry>
<entry><type>text</type></entry>
<entry>
Returns the given string suitably quoted to be used as an identifier
in an SQL query string.
Quotes are added only if necessary (i.e., if the string contains
non-identifier characters or would be case-folded).
Embedded quotes are properly doubled.
</entry>
<entry><literal>quote_ident('Foo')</literal></entry>
<entry><literal>"Foo"</literal></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><function>quote_literal</function>(<parameter>string</parameter> text)</entry>
<entry><type>text</type></entry>
<entry>
Returns the given string suitably quoted to be used as a literal
in an SQL query string.
Embedded quotes and backslashes are properly doubled.
</entry>
<entry><literal>quote_literal('O\'Reilly')</literal></entry>
<entry><literal>'O''Reilly'</literal></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><function>repeat</function>(<type>text</type>, <type>integer</type>)</entry>
<entry><type>text</type></entry>