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-- Determine the number of words in a string. Words are allowed to
-- be seperated only by spaces, but multiple spaces between
-- words are allowed.
CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION count_words(VARCHAR) RETURNS INTEGER
AS $_$
DECLARE
tempString VARCHAR;
tempInt INTEGER;
count INTEGER := 1;
lastSpace BOOLEAN := FALSE;
BEGIN
IF $1 IS NULL THEN
return -1;
END IF;
tempInt := length($1);
IF tempInt = 0 THEN
return 0;
END IF;
FOR i IN 1..tempInt LOOP
tempString := substring($1 from i for 1);
IF tempString = ' ' THEN
IF NOT lastSpace THEN
count := count + 1;
END IF;
lastSpace := TRUE;
ELSE
lastSpace := FALSE;
END IF;
END LOOP;
return count;
END;
$_$ LANGUAGE plpgsql IMMUTABLE;
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