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Querying Array columns

The query

SQL
SELECT title 
FROM blog_posts 
WHERE 'sql' = ANY(tags);
Tested against PostgreSQL 16

Note

“ANY() checks if a value exists inside an array column. Fast and natively supported.

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Compiled for Postgres 16 · MMXXVI