| Goal | This query audits the database schema to assess the consistency of string concatenation practices. It identifies the concurrent usage of multiple disparate methods for joining text: the standard concatenation operator (||) and the variadic functions concat() and concat_ws(). While each method has specific use cases (e.g., concat for null safety), indiscriminate mixing of these techniques across similar contexts indicates a lack of coding standards. The output facilitates a review to enforce a more uniform approach where appropriate. |
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| Notes | The query returns rows only if there are at least two different means that are used. |
| Type | Problem detection Each row in the result could represent a flaw in the design |
| Reliability | Medium Medium number of false-positive results |
| License | MIT (opens in new tab) |
| Fixing Suggestion | Use the same mean in different objects. |
| Data Source | INFORMATION_SCHEMA+system catalog |
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Collections
This query belongs to the following collections:
Find problems automatically
Queries, that results point to problems in the database. Each query in the collection produces an initial assessment. However, a human reviewer has the final say as to whether there is a problem or not .
| Name | Description |
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| Find problems automatically | Queries, that results point to problems in the database. Each query in the collection produces an initial assessment. However, a human reviewer has the final say as to whether there is a problem or not . |
Categories
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Derived tables
Queries of this category provide information about the derived tables (views, materialized views), which are used to implement virtual data layer.
Inconsistencies
Queries of this catergory provide information about inconsistencies of solving the same problem in different places.
User-defined routines
Queries of this category provide information about the user-defined routines
| Name | Description |
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| Derived tables | Queries of this category provide information about the derived tables (views, materialized views), which are used to implement virtual data layer. |
| Inconsistencies | Queries of this catergory provide information about inconsistencies of solving the same problem in different places. |
| User-defined routines | Queries of this category provide information about the user-defined routines |
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