set enable_seqscan=off; CREATE TABLE test_date ( i date ); INSERT INTO test_date VALUES ( '2004-10-23' ), ( '2004-10-24' ), ( '2004-10-25' ), ( '2004-10-26' ), ( '2004-10-27' ), ( '2004-10-28' ) ; CREATE INDEX idx_date ON test_date USING gin (i); SELECT * FROM test_date WHERE i<'2004-10-26'::date ORDER BY i; i ------------ 10-23-2004 10-24-2004 10-25-2004 (3 rows) SELECT * FROM test_date WHERE i<='2004-10-26'::date ORDER BY i; i ------------ 10-23-2004 10-24-2004 10-25-2004 10-26-2004 (4 rows) SELECT * FROM test_date WHERE i='2004-10-26'::date ORDER BY i; i ------------ 10-26-2004 (1 row) SELECT * FROM test_date WHERE i>='2004-10-26'::date ORDER BY i; i ------------ 10-26-2004 10-27-2004 10-28-2004 (3 rows) SELECT * FROM test_date WHERE i>'2004-10-26'::date ORDER BY i; i ------------ 10-27-2004 10-28-2004 (2 rows) explain (costs off) SELECT * FROM test_date WHERE i<'2004-10-26'::timestamp ORDER BY i; QUERY PLAN ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sort Sort Key: i -> Bitmap Heap Scan on test_date Recheck Cond: (i < 'Tue Oct 26 00:00:00 2004'::timestamp without time zone) -> Bitmap Index Scan on idx_date Index Cond: (i < 'Tue Oct 26 00:00:00 2004'::timestamp without time zone) (6 rows) SELECT * FROM test_date WHERE i<'2004-10-26'::timestamp ORDER BY i; i ------------ 10-23-2004 10-24-2004 10-25-2004 (3 rows) SELECT * FROM test_date WHERE i<='2004-10-26'::timestamp ORDER BY i; i ------------ 10-23-2004 10-24-2004 10-25-2004 10-26-2004 (4 rows) SELECT * FROM test_date WHERE i='2004-10-26'::timestamp ORDER BY i; i ------------ 10-26-2004 (1 row) SELECT * FROM test_date WHERE i>='2004-10-26'::timestamp ORDER BY i; i ------------ 10-26-2004 10-27-2004 10-28-2004 (3 rows) SELECT * FROM test_date WHERE i>'2004-10-26'::timestamp ORDER BY i; i ------------ 10-27-2004 10-28-2004 (2 rows) explain (costs off) SELECT * FROM test_date WHERE i<'2004-10-26'::timestamptz ORDER BY i; QUERY PLAN ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sort Sort Key: i -> Bitmap Heap Scan on test_date Recheck Cond: (i < 'Tue Oct 26 00:00:00 2004 PDT'::timestamp with time zone) -> Bitmap Index Scan on idx_date Index Cond: (i < 'Tue Oct 26 00:00:00 2004 PDT'::timestamp with time zone) (6 rows) SELECT * FROM test_date WHERE i<'2004-10-26'::timestamptz ORDER BY i; i ------------ 10-23-2004 10-24-2004 10-25-2004 (3 rows) SELECT * FROM test_date WHERE i<='2004-10-26'::timestamptz ORDER BY i; i ------------ 10-23-2004 10-24-2004 10-25-2004 10-26-2004 (4 rows) SELECT * FROM test_date WHERE i='2004-10-26'::timestamptz ORDER BY i; i ------------ 10-26-2004 (1 row) SELECT * FROM test_date WHERE i>='2004-10-26'::timestamptz ORDER BY i; i ------------ 10-26-2004 10-27-2004 10-28-2004 (3 rows) SELECT * FROM test_date WHERE i>'2004-10-26'::timestamptz ORDER BY i; i ------------ 10-27-2004 10-28-2004 (2 rows) -- Check endpoint and out-of-range cases INSERT INTO test_date VALUES ('-infinity'), ('infinity'); SELECT gin_clean_pending_list('idx_date'); gin_clean_pending_list ------------------------ 1 (1 row) SELECT * FROM test_date WHERE i<'-infinity'::timestamp ORDER BY i; i --- (0 rows) SELECT * FROM test_date WHERE i<='-infinity'::timestamp ORDER BY i; i ----------- -infinity (1 row) SELECT * FROM test_date WHERE i='-infinity'::timestamp ORDER BY i; i ----------- -infinity (1 row) SELECT * FROM test_date WHERE i>='-infinity'::timestamp ORDER BY i; i ------------ -infinity 10-23-2004 10-24-2004 10-25-2004 10-26-2004 10-27-2004 10-28-2004 infinity (8 rows) SELECT * FROM test_date WHERE i>'-infinity'::timestamp ORDER BY i; i ------------ 10-23-2004 10-24-2004 10-25-2004 10-26-2004 10-27-2004 10-28-2004 infinity (7 rows) SELECT * FROM test_date WHERE i<'infinity'::timestamp ORDER BY i; i ------------ -infinity 10-23-2004 10-24-2004 10-25-2004 10-26-2004 10-27-2004 10-28-2004 (7 rows) SELECT * FROM test_date WHERE i<='infinity'::timestamp ORDER BY i; i ------------ -infinity 10-23-2004 10-24-2004 10-25-2004 10-26-2004 10-27-2004 10-28-2004 infinity (8 rows) SELECT * FROM test_date WHERE i='infinity'::timestamp ORDER BY i; i ---------- infinity (1 row) SELECT * FROM test_date WHERE i>='infinity'::timestamp ORDER BY i; i ---------- infinity (1 row) SELECT * FROM test_date WHERE i>'infinity'::timestamp ORDER BY i; i --- (0 rows) SELECT * FROM test_date WHERE i<'-infinity'::timestamptz ORDER BY i; i --- (0 rows) SELECT * FROM test_date WHERE i<='-infinity'::timestamptz ORDER BY i; i ----------- -infinity (1 row) SELECT * FROM test_date WHERE i='-infinity'::timestamptz ORDER BY i; i ----------- -infinity (1 row) SELECT * FROM test_date WHERE i>='-infinity'::timestamptz ORDER BY i; i ------------ -infinity 10-23-2004 10-24-2004 10-25-2004 10-26-2004 10-27-2004 10-28-2004 infinity (8 rows) SELECT * FROM test_date WHERE i>'-infinity'::timestamptz ORDER BY i; i ------------ 10-23-2004 10-24-2004 10-25-2004 10-26-2004 10-27-2004 10-28-2004 infinity (7 rows) SELECT * FROM test_date WHERE i<'infinity'::timestamptz ORDER BY i; i ------------ -infinity 10-23-2004 10-24-2004 10-25-2004 10-26-2004 10-27-2004 10-28-2004 (7 rows) SELECT * FROM test_date WHERE i<='infinity'::timestamptz ORDER BY i; i ------------ -infinity 10-23-2004 10-24-2004 10-25-2004 10-26-2004 10-27-2004 10-28-2004 infinity (8 rows) SELECT * FROM test_date WHERE i='infinity'::timestamptz ORDER BY i; i ---------- infinity (1 row) SELECT * FROM test_date WHERE i>='infinity'::timestamptz ORDER BY i; i ---------- infinity (1 row) SELECT * FROM test_date WHERE i>'infinity'::timestamptz ORDER BY i; i --- (0 rows) -- Check rounding cases -- '2004-10-25 00:00:01' rounds to '2004-10-25' for date. -- '2004-10-25 23:59:59' also rounds to '2004-10-25', -- so it's the same case as '2004-10-25 00:00:01' SELECT * FROM test_date WHERE i < '2004-10-25 00:00:01'::timestamp ORDER BY i; i ------------ -infinity 10-23-2004 10-24-2004 10-25-2004 (4 rows) SELECT * FROM test_date WHERE i <= '2004-10-25 00:00:01'::timestamp ORDER BY i; i ------------ -infinity 10-23-2004 10-24-2004 10-25-2004 (4 rows) SELECT * FROM test_date WHERE i = '2004-10-25 00:00:01'::timestamp ORDER BY i; i --- (0 rows) SELECT * FROM test_date WHERE i > '2004-10-25 00:00:01'::timestamp ORDER BY i; i ------------ 10-26-2004 10-27-2004 10-28-2004 infinity (4 rows) SELECT * FROM test_date WHERE i >= '2004-10-25 00:00:01'::timestamp ORDER BY i; i ------------ 10-26-2004 10-27-2004 10-28-2004 infinity (4 rows) SELECT * FROM test_date WHERE i < '2004-10-25 00:00:01'::timestamptz ORDER BY i; i ------------ -infinity 10-23-2004 10-24-2004 10-25-2004 (4 rows) SELECT * FROM test_date WHERE i <= '2004-10-25 00:00:01'::timestamptz ORDER BY i; i ------------ -infinity 10-23-2004 10-24-2004 10-25-2004 (4 rows) SELECT * FROM test_date WHERE i = '2004-10-25 00:00:01'::timestamptz ORDER BY i; i --- (0 rows) SELECT * FROM test_date WHERE i > '2004-10-25 00:00:01'::timestamptz ORDER BY i; i ------------ 10-26-2004 10-27-2004 10-28-2004 infinity (4 rows) SELECT * FROM test_date WHERE i >= '2004-10-25 00:00:01'::timestamptz ORDER BY i; i ------------ 10-26-2004 10-27-2004 10-28-2004 infinity (4 rows)