--- /dev/null
+SELECT 'ff => {a=>12, b=>16}'::hstore;
+ hstore
+--------------------------
+ "ff"=>{"a"=>12, "b"=>16}
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT 'ff => {a=>12, b=>16}, qq=> 123'::hstore;
+ hstore
+-------------------------------------
+ "ff"=>{"a"=>12, "b"=>16}, "qq"=>123
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT 'aa => {a,aaa}, qq=>{ a=>12, b=>16 , c=> { c1, c2}, d=>{d1=>d1, d2=>d2, d1=>d3} }'::hstore;
+ hstore
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ "aa"=>["a", "aaa"], "qq"=>{"a"=>12, "b"=>16, "c"=>["c1", "c2"], "d"=>{"d1"=>"d3", "d2"=>"d2"}}
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT '"aa"=>{a,aaa}, "qq"=>{"a"=>"12", "b"=>"16", "c"=>{c1,c2}, "d"=>{"d1"=>"d1", "d2"=>"d2"}}'::hstore;
+ hstore
+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ "aa"=>["a", "aaa"], "qq"=>{"a"=>"12", "b"=>"16", "c"=>["c1", "c2"], "d"=>{"d1"=>"d1", "d2"=>"d2"}}
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT '"aa"=>{a,aaa}, "qq"=>{"a"=>"12", "b"=>"16", "c"=>{c1,c2,{c3},{c4=>4}}, "d"=>{"d1"=>"d1", "d2"=>"d2"}}'::hstore;
+ hstore
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ "aa"=>["a", "aaa"], "qq"=>{"a"=>"12", "b"=>"16", "c"=>["c1", "c2", ["c3"], {"c4"=>4}], "d"=>{"d1"=>"d1", "d2"=>"d2"}}
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT 'ff => {a,aaa}'::hstore;
+ hstore
+--------------------
+ "ff"=>["a", "aaa"]
+(1 row)
+
+select 'null'::hstore;
+ hstore
+--------
+ NULL
+(1 row)
+
+select '{null}'::hstore;
+ hstore
+--------
+ [NULL]
+(1 row)
+
+select ''::hstore;
+ hstore
+--------
+
+(1 row)
+
+select '{}'::hstore;
+ hstore
+--------
+
+(1 row)
+
+--test optional outer braces
+SELECT 'a=>1'::hstore;
+ hstore
+--------
+ "a"=>1
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT '{a=>1}'::hstore;
+ hstore
+--------
+ "a"=>1
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT '{a,b}'::hstore;
+ hstore
+------------
+ ["a", "b"]
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT '{a,{b}}'::hstore;
+ hstore
+--------------
+ ["a", ["b"]]
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT '{{a},b}'::hstore;
+ hstore
+--------------
+ [["a"], "b"]
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT '{a,{b},{c}}'::hstore;
+ hstore
+---------------------
+ ["a", ["b"], ["c"]]
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT '{{a},{b},c}'::hstore;
+ hstore
+---------------------
+ [["a"], ["b"], "c"]
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT '{{a},b,{c}}'::hstore;
+ hstore
+---------------------
+ [["a"], "b", ["c"]]
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT '{a,{b=>1}}'::hstore;
+ hstore
+-----------------
+ ["a", {"b"=>1}]
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT '{{a},{b=>1}}'::hstore;
+ hstore
+-------------------
+ [["a"], {"b"=>1}]
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT 'a'::hstore;
+ hstore
+--------
+ "a"
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT '{a}'::hstore;
+ hstore
+--------
+ ["a"]
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT ''::hstore;
+ hstore
+--------
+
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT '{}'::hstore;
+ hstore
+--------
+
+(1 row)
+
+--nested json
+SELECT hstore_to_json('a=>1');
+ hstore_to_json
+----------------
+ {"a": 1}
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT hstore_to_json('{a=>1}');
+ hstore_to_json
+----------------
+ {"a": 1}
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT hstore_to_json('{a,b}');
+ hstore_to_json
+----------------
+ ["a", "b"]
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT hstore_to_json('{a,{b}}');
+ hstore_to_json
+----------------
+ ["a", ["b"]]
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT hstore_to_json('{{a},b}');
+ hstore_to_json
+----------------
+ [["a"], "b"]
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT hstore_to_json('{a,{b},{c}}');
+ hstore_to_json
+---------------------
+ ["a", ["b"], ["c"]]
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT hstore_to_json('{{a},{b},c}');
+ hstore_to_json
+---------------------
+ [["a"], ["b"], "c"]
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT hstore_to_json('{{a},b,{c}}');
+ hstore_to_json
+---------------------
+ [["a"], "b", ["c"]]
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT hstore_to_json('{a,{b=>1}}');
+ hstore_to_json
+-----------------
+ ["a", {"b": 1}]
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT hstore_to_json('{{a},{b=>1}}');
+ hstore_to_json
+-------------------
+ [["a"], {"b": 1}]
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT hstore_to_json('{{a},{b=>1},{c}}');
+ hstore_to_json
+--------------------------
+ [["a"], {"b": 1}, ["c"]]
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT hstore_to_json('a');
+ hstore_to_json
+----------------
+ "a"
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT hstore_to_json('{a}');
+ hstore_to_json
+----------------
+ ["a"]
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT hstore_to_json('');
+ hstore_to_json
+----------------
+ {}
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT hstore_to_json('{}');
+ hstore_to_json
+----------------
+ {}
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT hstore_to_json('"aa"=>{a,aaa}, "qq"=>{"a"=>"12", "b"=>"16", "c"=>{c1,c2,{c3},{c4=>4}}, "d"=>{"d1"=>"d1", "d2"=>"d2"}}'::hstore);
+ hstore_to_json
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ {"aa": ["a", "aaa"], "qq": {"a": "12", "b": "16", "c": ["c1", "c2", ["c3"], {"c4": 4}], "d": {"d1": "d1", "d2": "d2"}}}
+(1 row)
+
+--
+SELECT 'ff => {a=>12, b=>16}, qq=> 123, x=>{1,2}, Y=>NULL'::hstore -> 'ff',
+ 'ff => {a=>12, b=>16}, qq=> 123, x=>{1,2}, Y=>NULL'::hstore -> 'qq',
+ ('ff => {a=>12, b=>16}, qq=> 123, x=>{1,2}, Y=>NULL'::hstore -> 'Y') IS NULL AS t,
+ 'ff => {a=>12, b=>16}, qq=> 123, x=>{1,2}, Y=>NULL'::hstore -> 'x';
+ ?column? | ?column? | t | ?column?
+------------------+----------+---+----------
+ "a"=>12, "b"=>16 | 123 | t | [1, 2]
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT '[ a, b, c, d]'::hstore -> 'a';
+ ?column?
+----------
+ a
+(1 row)
+
+--
+CREATE TABLE testtype (i int, h hstore, a int[], j json);
+INSERT INTO testtype VALUES (1, 'a=>1', '{1,2,3}', '{"x": 2}');
+SELECT populate_record(v, 'i=>2'::hstore) FROM testtype v;
+ populate_record
+---------------------------------------
+ (2,"""a""=>1","{1,2,3}","{""x"": 2}")
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT populate_record(v, 'i=>2, a=>{7,8,9}'::hstore) FROM testtype v;
+ populate_record
+---------------------------------------
+ (2,"""a""=>1","{7,8,9}","{""x"": 2}")
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT populate_record(v, 'i=>2, h=>{b=>3}, a=>{7,8,9}'::hstore) FROM testtype v;
+ populate_record
+---------------------------------------
+ (2,"""b""=>3","{7,8,9}","{""x"": 2}")
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT populate_record(v, 'i=>2, h=>{b=>3}, a=>{7,8,9}, j=>{a=>{1,2,3}}'::hstore) FROM testtype v;
+ populate_record
+-----------------------------------------------
+ (2,"""b""=>3","{7,8,9}","{""a"": [1, 2, 3]}")
+(1 row)
+
+--complex delete
+SELECT 'b=>{a,c}'::hstore - 'a'::text;
+ ?column?
+-----------------
+ "b"=>["a", "c"]
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT 'b=>{a,c}, a=>1'::hstore - 'a'::text;
+ ?column?
+-----------------
+ "b"=>["a", "c"]
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT 'b=>{a,c}, a=>[2,3]'::hstore - 'a'::text;
+ ?column?
+-----------------
+ "b"=>["a", "c"]
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT 'b=>{a,c}, a=>[2,3]'::hstore - 'a'::text;
+ ?column?
+-----------------
+ "b"=>["a", "c"]
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT '[2,3,a]'::hstore - 'a'::text;
+ ?column?
+----------
+ [2, 3]
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT '[a,2,3,a]'::hstore - 'a'::text;
+ ?column?
+----------
+ [2, 3]
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT '[a,a]'::hstore - 'a'::text;
+ ?column?
+----------
+
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT '[a]'::hstore - 'a'::text;
+ ?column?
+----------
+
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT 'a=>1'::hstore - 'a'::text;
+ ?column?
+----------
+
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT ''::hstore - 'a'::text;
+ ?column?
+----------
+
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT '{a, 1 , b,2, c,3}'::hstore - ARRAY['d','b'];
+ ?column?
+---------------------
+ ["a", 1, 2, "c", 3]
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT '{a=>{1,2}, v=>23, b=>c}'::hstore - 'v'::hstore;
+ ?column?
+-----------------------
+ "a"=>[1, 2], "b"=>"c"
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT '{a=>{1,2}, v=>23, b=>c}'::hstore - 'v=>23'::hstore;
+ ?column?
+-----------------------
+ "a"=>[1, 2], "b"=>"c"
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT '{a=>{1,2}, v=>23, b=>c}'::hstore - 'v=>{1,2}'::hstore;
+ ?column?
+--------------------------------
+ "a"=>[1, 2], "b"=>"c", "v"=>23
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT '{a=>{1,2}, v=>23, b=>c}'::hstore - 'a=>{1,2}'::hstore;
+ ?column?
+-------------------
+ "b"=>"c", "v"=>23
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT '{a, {1,2}, v, 23, b, c}'::hstore - 'v'::hstore;
+ ?column?
+-----------------------------
+ ["a", [1, 2], 23, "b", "c"]
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT '{a, {1,2}, v, 23, b, c}'::hstore - 'v=>23'::hstore;
+ ?column?
+-------------------------
+ ["a", [1, 2], "b", "c"]
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT '{a, {1,2}, v, 23, b, c}'::hstore - '[v,23]'::hstore;
+ ?column?
+-------------------------
+ ["a", [1, 2], "b", "c"]
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT '{a, {1,2}, v, 23, b, c}'::hstore - '[v,{1,2}]'::hstore;
+ ?column?
+---------------------
+ ["a", 23, "b", "c"]
+(1 row)
+
+--joining
+SELECT 'aa=>1 , b=>2, cq=>3'::hstore || '{cq,l, b,g, fg,f, 1,2}'::hstore;
+ ?column?
+-----------------------------------------------
+ "1"=>2, "b"=>"g", "aa"=>1, "cq"=>"l", "fg"=>f
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT '{aa,1 , b,2, cq,3}'::hstore || '{cq,l, b,g, fg,f, 1,2}'::hstore;
+ ?column?
+----------------------------------------------------------------
+ ["aa", 1, "b", 2, "cq", 3, "cq", "l", "b", "g", "fg", f, 1, 2]
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT 'x'::hstore || 'a=>"1"':: hstore;
+ ?column?
+-----------------
+ ["x", "a", "1"]
+(1 row)
+
+--slice
+SELECT slice_array(hstore 'aa=>1, b=>2, c=>3', ARRAY['g','h','i']);
+ slice_array
+------------------
+ {NULL,NULL,NULL}
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT slice_array(hstore '{aa,1, b,2, c,3}', ARRAY['g','h','i']);
+ slice_array
+------------------
+ {NULL,NULL,NULL}
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT slice_array(hstore 'aa=>1, b=>2, c=>3', ARRAY['b','c']);
+ slice_array
+-------------
+ {2,3}
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT slice_array(hstore '{aa,1, b,2, c,3}', ARRAY['b','c']);
+ slice_array
+-------------
+ {b,c}
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT slice_array(hstore 'aa=>1, b=>{2=>1}, c=>{1,2}', ARRAY['b','c']);
+ slice_array
+-----------------------
+ {"\"2\"=>1","[1, 2]"}
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT slice(hstore '{aa=>1, b=>2, c=>3}', ARRAY['g','h','i']);
+ slice
+-------
+
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT slice(hstore '{aa,1, b,2, c,3}', ARRAY['g','h','i']);
+ slice
+-------
+
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT slice(hstore '{aa=>1, b=>2, c=>3}', ARRAY['b','c']);
+ slice
+----------------
+ "b"=>2, "c"=>3
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT slice(hstore '{aa,1, b,2, c,3}', ARRAY['b','c']);
+ slice
+------------
+ ["b", "c"]
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT slice(hstore '{aa=>1, b=>{2=>1}, c=>{1,2}}', ARRAY['b','c']);
+ slice
+----------------------------
+ "b"=>{"2"=>1}, "c"=>[1, 2]
+(1 row)
+
+--to array
+SELECT %% 'aa=>1, cq=>l, b=>{a,n}, fg=>NULL';
+ ?column?
+----------------------------------------
+ {b,"[\"a\", \"n\"]",aa,1,cq,l,fg,NULL}
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT %% '{aa,1, cq,l, b,g, fg,NULL}';
+ ?column?
+-------------------------
+ {aa,1,cq,l,b,g,fg,NULL}
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT hstore_to_matrix( 'aa=>1, cq=>l, b=>{a,n}, fg=>NULL');
+ hstore_to_matrix
+------------------------------------------------
+ {{b,"[\"a\", \"n\"]"},{aa,1},{cq,l},{fg,NULL}}
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT hstore_to_matrix( '{aa,1, cq,l, b,g, fg,NULL}');
+ hstore_to_matrix
+---------------------------------
+ {{aa,1},{cq,l},{b,g},{fg,NULL}}
+(1 row)
+
+--contains
+SELECT 'a=>b'::hstore @> 'a=>b, c=>b';
+ ?column?
+----------
+ f
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT 'a=>b, c=>b'::hstore @> 'a=>b';
+ ?column?
+----------
+ t
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT 'a=>{1,2}, c=>b'::hstore @> 'a=>{1,2}';
+ ?column?
+----------
+ t
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT 'a=>{2,1}, c=>b'::hstore @> 'a=>{1,2}';
+ ?column?
+----------
+ t
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT 'a=>{1=>2}, c=>b'::hstore @> 'a=>{1,2}';
+ ?column?
+----------
+ f
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT 'a=>{2=>1}, c=>b'::hstore @> 'a=>{1,2}';
+ ?column?
+----------
+ f
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT 'a=>{1=>2}, c=>b'::hstore @> 'a=>{1=>2}';
+ ?column?
+----------
+ t
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT 'a=>{2=>1}, c=>b'::hstore @> 'a=>{1=>2}';
+ ?column?
+----------
+ f
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT '{a,b}'::hstore @> '{a,b, c,b}';
+ ?column?
+----------
+ f
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT '{a,b, c,b}'::hstore @> '{a,b}';
+ ?column?
+----------
+ t
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT '{a,b, c,{1,2}}'::hstore @> '{a,{1,2}}';
+ ?column?
+----------
+ t
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT '{a,b, c,{1,2}}'::hstore @> '{b,{1,2}}';
+ ?column?
+----------
+ t
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT 'a=>{1,2}, c=>b'::hstore @> 'a=>{1}';
+ ?column?
+----------
+ t
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT 'a=>{1,2}, c=>b'::hstore @> 'a=>{2}';
+ ?column?
+----------
+ t
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT 'a=>{1,2}, c=>b'::hstore @> 'a=>{3}';
+ ?column?
+----------
+ f
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT 'a=>{1,2,{c=>3, x=>4}}, c=>b'::hstore @> 'a=>{{c=>3}}';
+ ?column?
+----------
+ t
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT 'a=>{1,2,{c=>3, x=>4}}, c=>b'::hstore @> 'a=>{{x=>4}}';
+ ?column?
+----------
+ t
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT 'a=>{1,2,{c=>3, x=>4}}, c=>b'::hstore @> 'a=>{{x=>4},3}';
+ ?column?
+----------
+ f
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT 'a=>{1,2,{c=>3, x=>4}}, c=>b'::hstore @> 'a=>{{x=>4},1}';
+ ?column?
+----------
+ t
+(1 row)
+
+-- %>
+SELECT 'n=>NULL, a=>1, b=>{1,2}, c=>{1=>2}, d=>{1=>{2,3}}'::hstore %> 'n';
+ ?column?
+----------
+
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT 'n=>NULL, a=>1, b=>{1,2}, c=>{1=>2}, d=>{1=>{2,3}}'::hstore %> 'a';
+ ?column?
+----------
+ 1
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT 'n=>NULL, a=>1, b=>{1,2}, c=>{1=>2}, d=>{1=>{2,3}}'::hstore %> 'b';
+ ?column?
+----------
+ [1, 2]
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT 'n=>NULL, a=>1, b=>{1,2}, c=>{1=>2}, d=>{1=>{2,3}}'::hstore %> 'c';
+ ?column?
+----------
+ "1"=>2
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT 'n=>NULL, a=>1, b=>{1,2}, c=>{1=>2}, d=>{1=>{2,3}}'::hstore %> 'd';
+ ?column?
+-------------
+ "1"=>[2, 3]
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT 'n=>NULL, a=>1, b=>{1,2}, c=>{1=>2}, d=>{1=>{2,3}}'::hstore %> 'd' %> '1';
+ ?column?
+----------
+ [2, 3]
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT '[1,2,3,{a,b}]'::hstore %> '1';
+ ?column?
+----------
+
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT '["1",2,3,{a,b}]'::hstore %> '1';
+ ?column?
+----------
+ "1"
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT 'n=>NULL, a=>1, b=>{1,2}, c=>{1=>2}, d=>{1=>{2,3}}'::hstore %> 5;
+ ?column?
+----------
+
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT 'n=>NULL, a=>1, b=>{1,2}, c=>{1=>2}, d=>{1=>{2,3}}'::hstore %> 4;
+ ?column?
+----------
+
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT 'n=>NULL, a=>1, b=>{1,2}, c=>{1=>2}, d=>{1=>{2,3}}'::hstore %> 3;
+ ?column?
+-------------
+ "1"=>[2, 3]
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT 'n=>NULL, a=>1, b=>{1,2}, c=>{1=>2}, d=>{1=>{2,3}}'::hstore %> 2;
+ ?column?
+----------
+ "1"=>2
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT 'n=>NULL, a=>1, b=>{1,2}, c=>{1=>2}, d=>{1=>{2,3}}'::hstore %> 1;
+ ?column?
+----------
+ [1, 2]
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT 'n=>NULL, a=>1, b=>{1,2}, c=>{1=>2}, d=>{1=>{2,3}}'::hstore %> 0;
+ ?column?
+----------
+ 1
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT '[a,b, c,{1,2}, NULL]'::hstore %> 5;
+ ?column?
+----------
+
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT '[a,b, c,{1,2}, NULL]'::hstore %> 4;
+ ?column?
+----------
+
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT '[a,b, c,{1,2}, NULL]'::hstore %> 3;
+ ?column?
+----------
+ [1, 2]
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT '[a,b, c,{1,2}, NULL]'::hstore %> 2;
+ ?column?
+----------
+ "c"
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT '[a,b, c,{1,2}, NULL]'::hstore %> 1;
+ ?column?
+----------
+ "b"
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT '[a,b, c,{1,2}, NULL]'::hstore %> 0;
+ ?column?
+----------
+ "a"
+(1 row)
+
+-- ->
+SELECT 'n=>NULL, a=>1, b=>{1,2}, c=>{1=>2}, d=>{1=>{2,3}}'::hstore -> 5;
+ ?column?
+----------
+
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT 'n=>NULL, a=>1, b=>{1,2}, c=>{1=>2}, d=>{1=>{2,3}}'::hstore -> 4;
+ ?column?
+----------
+
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT 'n=>NULL, a=>1, b=>{1,2}, c=>{1=>2}, d=>{1=>{2,3}}'::hstore -> 3;
+ ?column?
+-------------
+ "1"=>[2, 3]
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT 'n=>NULL, a=>1, b=>{1,2}, c=>{1=>2}, d=>{1=>{2,3}}'::hstore -> 2;
+ ?column?
+----------
+ "1"=>2
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT 'n=>NULL, a=>1, b=>{1,2}, c=>{1=>2}, d=>{1=>{2,3}}'::hstore -> 1;
+ ?column?
+----------
+ [1, 2]
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT 'n=>NULL, a=>1, b=>{1,2}, c=>{1=>2}, d=>{1=>{2,3}}'::hstore -> 0;
+ ?column?
+----------
+ 1
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT '[a,b, c,{1,2}, NULL]'::hstore -> 5;
+ ?column?
+----------
+
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT '[a,b, c,{1,2}, NULL]'::hstore -> 4;
+ ?column?
+----------
+
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT '[a,b, c,{1,2}, NULL]'::hstore -> 3;
+ ?column?
+----------
+ [1, 2]
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT '[a,b, c,{1,2}, NULL]'::hstore -> 2;
+ ?column?
+----------
+ c
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT '[a,b, c,{1,2}, NULL]'::hstore -> 1;
+ ?column?
+----------
+ b
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT '[a,b, c,{1,2}, NULL]'::hstore -> 0;
+ ?column?
+----------
+ a
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT 'n=>NULL, a=>1, b=>{1,2}, c=>{1=>2}, d=>{1=>{2,3}}'::hstore -> -6;
+ ?column?
+----------
+
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT 'n=>NULL, a=>1, b=>{1,2}, c=>{1=>2}, d=>{1=>{2,3}}'::hstore -> -5;
+ ?column?
+----------
+ 1
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT 'n=>NULL, a=>1, b=>{1,2}, c=>{1=>2}, d=>{1=>{2,3}}'::hstore -> -4;
+ ?column?
+----------
+ [1, 2]
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT 'n=>NULL, a=>1, b=>{1,2}, c=>{1=>2}, d=>{1=>{2,3}}'::hstore -> -3;
+ ?column?
+----------
+ "1"=>2
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT 'n=>NULL, a=>1, b=>{1,2}, c=>{1=>2}, d=>{1=>{2,3}}'::hstore -> -2;
+ ?column?
+-------------
+ "1"=>[2, 3]
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT 'n=>NULL, a=>1, b=>{1,2}, c=>{1=>2}, d=>{1=>{2,3}}'::hstore -> -1;
+ ?column?
+----------
+
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT '[a,b, c,{1,2}, NULL]'::hstore -> -6;
+ ?column?
+----------
+
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT '[a,b, c,{1,2}, NULL]'::hstore -> -5;
+ ?column?
+----------
+ a
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT '[a,b, c,{1,2}, NULL]'::hstore -> -4;
+ ?column?
+----------
+ b
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT '[a,b, c,{1,2}, NULL]'::hstore -> -3;
+ ?column?
+----------
+ c
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT '[a,b, c,{1,2}, NULL]'::hstore -> -2;
+ ?column?
+----------
+ [1, 2]
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT '[a,b, c,{1,2}, NULL]'::hstore -> -1;
+ ?column?
+----------
+
+(1 row)
+
+-- #>
+SELECT 'a=>b, c=>{1,2,3}'::hstore #> '{0}';
+ ?column?
+----------
+
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT 'a=>b, c=>{1,2,3}'::hstore #> '{a}';
+ ?column?
+----------
+ b
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT 'a=>b, c=>{1,2,3}'::hstore #> '{c}';
+ ?column?
+-----------
+ [1, 2, 3]
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT 'a=>b, c=>{1,2,3}'::hstore #> '{c, 0}';
+ ?column?
+----------
+ 1
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT 'a=>b, c=>{1,2,3}'::hstore #> '{c, 1}';
+ ?column?
+----------
+ 2
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT 'a=>b, c=>{1,2,3}'::hstore #> '{c, 2}';
+ ?column?
+----------
+ 3
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT 'a=>b, c=>{1,2,3}'::hstore #> '{c, 3}';
+ ?column?
+----------
+
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT 'a=>b, c=>{1,2,3}'::hstore #> '{c, -1}';
+ ?column?
+----------
+ 3
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT 'a=>b, c=>{1,2,3}'::hstore #> '{c, -2}';
+ ?column?
+----------
+ 2
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT 'a=>b, c=>{1,2,3}'::hstore #> '{c, -3}';
+ ?column?
+----------
+ 1
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT 'a=>b, c=>{1,2,3}'::hstore #> '{c, -4}';
+ ?column?
+----------
+
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT '[0, 1, 2, {3,4}, {5=>five}]'::hstore #> '{0}';
+ ?column?
+----------
+ 0
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT '[0, 1, 2, {3,4}, {5=>five}]'::hstore #> '{3}';
+ ?column?
+----------
+ [3, 4]
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT '[0, 1, 2, {3,4}, {5=>five}]'::hstore #> '{4}';
+ ?column?
+-------------
+ "5"=>"five"
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT '[0, 1, 2, {3,4}, {5=>five}]'::hstore #> '{4,5}';
+ ?column?
+----------
+ five
+(1 row)
+
+-- #%>
+SELECT 'a=>b, c=>{1,2,3}'::hstore #%> '{0}';
+ ?column?
+----------
+
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT 'a=>b, c=>{1,2,3}'::hstore #%> '{a}';
+ ?column?
+----------
+ "b"
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT 'a=>b, c=>{1,2,3}'::hstore #%> '{c}';
+ ?column?
+-----------
+ [1, 2, 3]
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT 'a=>b, c=>{1,2,3}'::hstore #%> '{c, 0}';
+ ?column?
+----------
+ 1
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT 'a=>b, c=>{1,2,3}'::hstore #%> '{c, 1}';
+ ?column?
+----------
+ 2
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT 'a=>b, c=>{1,2,3}'::hstore #%> '{c, 2}';
+ ?column?
+----------
+ 3
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT 'a=>b, c=>{1,2,3}'::hstore #%> '{c, 3}';
+ ?column?
+----------
+
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT 'a=>b, c=>{1,2,3}'::hstore #%> '{c, -1}';
+ ?column?
+----------
+ 3
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT 'a=>b, c=>{1,2,3}'::hstore #%> '{c, -2}';
+ ?column?
+----------
+ 2
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT 'a=>b, c=>{1,2,3}'::hstore #%> '{c, -3}';
+ ?column?
+----------
+ 1
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT 'a=>b, c=>{1,2,3}'::hstore #%> '{c, -4}';
+ ?column?
+----------
+
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT '[0, 1, 2, {3,4}, {5=>five}]'::hstore #%> '{0}';
+ ?column?
+----------
+ 0
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT '[0, 1, 2, {3,4}, {5=>five}]'::hstore #%> '{3}';
+ ?column?
+----------
+ [3, 4]
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT '[0, 1, 2, {3,4}, {5=>five}]'::hstore #%> '{4}';
+ ?column?
+-------------
+ "5"=>"five"
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT '[0, 1, 2, {3,4}, {5=>five}]'::hstore #%> '{4,5}';
+ ?column?
+----------
+ "five"
+(1 row)
+
+-- ?
+SELECT 'n=>NULL, a=>1, b=>{1,2}, c=>{1=>2}, d=>{1=>{2,3}}'::hstore ? 5;
+ ?column?
+----------
+ f
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT 'n=>NULL, a=>1, b=>{1,2}, c=>{1=>2}, d=>{1=>{2,3}}'::hstore ? 4;
+ ?column?
+----------
+ t
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT 'n=>NULL, a=>1, b=>{1,2}, c=>{1=>2}, d=>{1=>{2,3}}'::hstore ? 3;
+ ?column?
+----------
+ t
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT 'n=>NULL, a=>1, b=>{1,2}, c=>{1=>2}, d=>{1=>{2,3}}'::hstore ? 2;
+ ?column?
+----------
+ t
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT 'n=>NULL, a=>1, b=>{1,2}, c=>{1=>2}, d=>{1=>{2,3}}'::hstore ? 1;
+ ?column?
+----------
+ t
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT 'n=>NULL, a=>1, b=>{1,2}, c=>{1=>2}, d=>{1=>{2,3}}'::hstore ? 0;
+ ?column?
+----------
+ t
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT '[a,b, c,{1,2}, NULL]'::hstore ? 5;
+ ?column?
+----------
+ f
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT '[a,b, c,{1,2}, NULL]'::hstore ? 4;
+ ?column?
+----------
+ t
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT '[a,b, c,{1,2}, NULL]'::hstore ? 3;
+ ?column?
+----------
+ t
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT '[a,b, c,{1,2}, NULL]'::hstore ? 2;
+ ?column?
+----------
+ t
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT '[a,b, c,{1,2}, NULL]'::hstore ? 1;
+ ?column?
+----------
+ t
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT '[a,b, c,{1,2}, NULL]'::hstore ? 0;
+ ?column?
+----------
+ t
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT 'n=>NULL, a=>1, b=>{1,2}, c=>{1=>2}, d=>{1=>{2,3}}'::hstore ? -6;
+ ?column?
+----------
+ f
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT 'n=>NULL, a=>1, b=>{1,2}, c=>{1=>2}, d=>{1=>{2,3}}'::hstore ? -5;
+ ?column?
+----------
+ t
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT 'n=>NULL, a=>1, b=>{1,2}, c=>{1=>2}, d=>{1=>{2,3}}'::hstore ? -4;
+ ?column?
+----------
+ t
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT 'n=>NULL, a=>1, b=>{1,2}, c=>{1=>2}, d=>{1=>{2,3}}'::hstore ? -3;
+ ?column?
+----------
+ t
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT 'n=>NULL, a=>1, b=>{1,2}, c=>{1=>2}, d=>{1=>{2,3}}'::hstore ? -2;
+ ?column?
+----------
+ t
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT 'n=>NULL, a=>1, b=>{1,2}, c=>{1=>2}, d=>{1=>{2,3}}'::hstore ? -1;
+ ?column?
+----------
+ t
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT '[a,b, c,{1,2}, NULL]'::hstore ? -6;
+ ?column?
+----------
+ f
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT '[a,b, c,{1,2}, NULL]'::hstore ? -5;
+ ?column?
+----------
+ t
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT '[a,b, c,{1,2}, NULL]'::hstore ? -4;
+ ?column?
+----------
+ t
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT '[a,b, c,{1,2}, NULL]'::hstore ? -3;
+ ?column?
+----------
+ t
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT '[a,b, c,{1,2}, NULL]'::hstore ? -2;
+ ?column?
+----------
+ t
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT '[a,b, c,{1,2}, NULL]'::hstore ? -1;
+ ?column?
+----------
+ t
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT 'a=>b, c=>{1,2,3}'::hstore #? '{0}'::text[];
+ ?column?
+----------
+ f
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT 'a=>b, c=>{1,2,3}'::hstore #? '{a}'::text[];
+ ?column?
+----------
+ t
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT 'a=>b, c=>{1,2,3}'::hstore #? '{c}'::text[];
+ ?column?
+----------
+ t
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT 'a=>b, c=>{1,2,3}'::hstore #? '{b}'::text[];
+ ?column?
+----------
+ f
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT 'a=>b, c=>{1,2,3}'::hstore #? '{c, 0}'::text[];
+ ?column?
+----------
+ t
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT 'a=>b, c=>{1,2,3}'::hstore #? '{c, 1}'::text[];
+ ?column?
+----------
+ t
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT 'a=>b, c=>{1,2,3}'::hstore #? '{c, 2}'::text[];
+ ?column?
+----------
+ t
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT 'a=>b, c=>{1,2,3}'::hstore #? '{c, 3}'::text[];
+ ?column?
+----------
+ f
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT 'a=>b, c=>{1,2,3}'::hstore #? '{c, -1}'::text[];
+ ?column?
+----------
+ t
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT 'a=>b, c=>{1,2,3}'::hstore #? '{c, -2}'::text[];
+ ?column?
+----------
+ t
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT 'a=>b, c=>{1,2,3}'::hstore #? '{c, -3}'::text[];
+ ?column?
+----------
+ t
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT 'a=>b, c=>{1,2,3}'::hstore #? '{c, -4}'::text[];
+ ?column?
+----------
+ f
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT 'a=>b, c=>{1,2,3}'::hstore #? '{c, -5}'::text[];
+ ?column?
+----------
+ f
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT '[0, 1, 2, {3,4}, {5=>five}]'::hstore #? '{0}'::text[];
+ ?column?
+----------
+ t
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT '[0, 1, 2, {3,4}, {5=>five}]'::hstore #? '{3}'::text[];
+ ?column?
+----------
+ t
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT '[0, 1, 2, {3,4}, {5=>five}]'::hstore #? '{4}'::text[];
+ ?column?
+----------
+ t
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT '[0, 1, 2, {3,4}, {5=>five}]'::hstore #? '{4,5}'::text[];
+ ?column?
+----------
+ t
+(1 row)
+
+--deep delete
+SELECT 'a=>1'::hstore #- '{x}';
+ ?column?
+----------
+ "a"=>1
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT 'a=>1'::hstore #- '{a}';
+ ?column?
+----------
+
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT 'a=>1'::hstore #- '{NULL}';
+ ?column?
+----------
+ "a"=>1
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT 'a=>1, b=>2, c=>3'::hstore #- '{x}';
+ ?column?
+------------------------
+ "a"=>1, "b"=>2, "c"=>3
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT 'a=>1, b=>2, c=>3'::hstore #- '{a}';
+ ?column?
+----------------
+ "b"=>2, "c"=>3
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT 'a=>1, b=>2, c=>3'::hstore #- '{b}';
+ ?column?
+----------------
+ "a"=>1, "c"=>3
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT 'a=>1, b=>2, c=>3'::hstore #- '{c}';
+ ?column?
+----------------
+ "a"=>1, "b"=>2
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT 'a=>1'::hstore #- '{x,1}';
+ ?column?
+----------
+ "a"=>1
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT 'a=>1'::hstore #- '{a,1}';
+ ?column?
+----------
+ "a"=>1
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT 'a=>1'::hstore #- '{NULL,1}';
+ ?column?
+----------
+ "a"=>1
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT 'a=>1, b=>2, c=>3'::hstore #- '{x,1}';
+ ?column?
+------------------------
+ "a"=>1, "b"=>2, "c"=>3
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT 'a=>1, b=>2, c=>3'::hstore #- '{a,1}';
+ ?column?
+------------------------
+ "a"=>1, "b"=>2, "c"=>3
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT 'a=>1, b=>2, c=>3'::hstore #- '{b,1}';
+ ?column?
+------------------------
+ "a"=>1, "b"=>2, "c"=>3
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT 'a=>1, b=>2, c=>3'::hstore #- '{c,1}';
+ ?column?
+------------------------
+ "a"=>1, "b"=>2, "c"=>3
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT '[a]'::hstore #- '{2}';
+ ?column?
+----------
+ ["a"]
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT '[a]'::hstore #- '{1}';
+ ?column?
+----------
+ ["a"]
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT '[a]'::hstore #- '{0}';
+ ?column?
+----------
+
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT '[a]'::hstore #- '{-1}';
+ ?column?
+----------
+
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT '[a]'::hstore #- '{-2}';
+ ?column?
+----------
+ ["a"]
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT '[a,b,c]'::hstore #- '{3}';
+ ?column?
+-----------------
+ ["a", "b", "c"]
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT '[a,b,c]'::hstore #- '{2}';
+ ?column?
+------------
+ ["a", "b"]
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT '[a,b,c]'::hstore #- '{1}';
+ ?column?
+------------
+ ["a", "c"]
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT '[a,b,c]'::hstore #- '{0}';
+ ?column?
+------------
+ ["b", "c"]
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT '[a,b,c]'::hstore #- '{-1}';
+ ?column?
+------------
+ ["a", "b"]
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT '[a,b,c]'::hstore #- '{-2}';
+ ?column?
+------------
+ ["a", "c"]
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT '[a,b,c]'::hstore #- '{-3}';
+ ?column?
+------------
+ ["b", "c"]
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT '[a,b,c]'::hstore #- '{-4}';
+ ?column?
+-----------------
+ ["a", "b", "c"]
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT '[a,b,c]'::hstore #- '{0,0}';
+ ?column?
+-----------------
+ ["a", "b", "c"]
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT 'n=>NULL, a=>1, b=>{1,2}, c=>{1=>2}, d=>{1=>{2,3}}'::hstore #- '{x}';
+ ?column?
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+ "a"=>1, "b"=>[1, 2], "c"=>{"1"=>2}, "d"=>{"1"=>[2, 3]}, "n"=>NULL
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT 'n=>NULL, a=>1, b=>{1,2}, c=>{1=>2}, d=>{1=>{2,3}}'::hstore #- '{a}';
+ ?column?
+-----------------------------------------------------------
+ "b"=>[1, 2], "c"=>{"1"=>2}, "d"=>{"1"=>[2, 3]}, "n"=>NULL
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT 'n=>NULL, a=>1, b=>{1,2}, c=>{1=>2}, d=>{1=>{2,3}}'::hstore #- '{b}';
+ ?column?
+------------------------------------------------------
+ "a"=>1, "c"=>{"1"=>2}, "d"=>{"1"=>[2, 3]}, "n"=>NULL
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT 'n=>NULL, a=>1, b=>{1,2}, c=>{1=>2}, d=>{1=>{2,3}}'::hstore #- '{c}';
+ ?column?
+----------------------------------------------------
+ "a"=>1, "b"=>[1, 2], "d"=>{"1"=>[2, 3]}, "n"=>NULL
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT 'n=>NULL, a=>1, b=>{1,2}, c=>{1=>2}, d=>{1=>{2,3}}'::hstore #- '{d}';
+ ?column?
+-----------------------------------------------
+ "a"=>1, "b"=>[1, 2], "c"=>{"1"=>2}, "n"=>NULL
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT 'n=>NULL, a=>1, b=>{1,2}, c=>{1=>2}, d=>{1=>{2,3}}'::hstore #- '{b, 0}';
+ ?column?
+----------------------------------------------------------------
+ "a"=>1, "b"=>[2], "c"=>{"1"=>2}, "d"=>{"1"=>[2, 3]}, "n"=>NULL
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT 'n=>NULL, a=>1, b=>{1,2}, c=>{1=>2}, d=>{1=>{2,3}}'::hstore #- '{b, -1}';
+ ?column?
+----------------------------------------------------------------
+ "a"=>1, "b"=>[1], "c"=>{"1"=>2}, "d"=>{"1"=>[2, 3]}, "n"=>NULL
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT 'n=>NULL, a=>1, b=>{1,2}, c=>{1=>2}, d=>{1=>{2,3}}'::hstore #- '{b, -1}' #- '{b, -1}';
+ ?column?
+-----------------------------------------------------------------
+ "a"=>1, "b"=>NULL, "c"=>{"1"=>2}, "d"=>{"1"=>[2, 3]}, "n"=>NULL
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT 'n=>NULL, a=>1, b=>{1,2}, c=>{1=>2}, d=>{1=>{2,3}}'::hstore #- '{c, 1}';
+ ?column?
+---------------------------------------------------------------
+ "a"=>1, "b"=>[1, 2], "c"=>NULL, "d"=>{"1"=>[2, 3]}, "n"=>NULL
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT 'n=>NULL, a=>1, b=>{1,2}, c=>{1=>2}, d=>{1=>{2,3}}'::hstore #- '{c, 2}';
+ ?column?
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+ "a"=>1, "b"=>[1, 2], "c"=>{"1"=>2}, "d"=>{"1"=>[2, 3]}, "n"=>NULL
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT 'n=>NULL, a=>1, b=>{1,2}, c=>{1=>2}, d=>{1=>{2,3}}'::hstore #- '{d, 1, -2}';
+ ?column?
+----------------------------------------------------------------
+ "a"=>1, "b"=>[1, 2], "c"=>{"1"=>2}, "d"=>{"1"=>[3]}, "n"=>NULL
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT 'n=>NULL, a=>1, b=>{1,2}, c=>{1=>2}, d=>{1=>{2,3}}'::hstore #- '{d, 1, 1}';
+ ?column?
+----------------------------------------------------------------
+ "a"=>1, "b"=>[1, 2], "c"=>{"1"=>2}, "d"=>{"1"=>[2]}, "n"=>NULL
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT 'n=>NULL, a=>1, b=>{1,2}, c=>{1=>2}, d=>{1=>{2,3}}'::hstore #- '{d, 1, 0}';
+ ?column?
+----------------------------------------------------------------
+ "a"=>1, "b"=>[1, 2], "c"=>{"1"=>2}, "d"=>{"1"=>[3]}, "n"=>NULL
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT 'n=>NULL, a=>1, b=>{1,2}, c=>{1=>2}, d=>{1=>{2,3}}'::hstore #- '{d, 1, 0}' #- '{d, 1, 0}';
+ ?column?
+-----------------------------------------------------------------
+ "a"=>1, "b"=>[1, 2], "c"=>{"1"=>2}, "d"=>{"1"=>NULL}, "n"=>NULL
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT 'n=>NULL, a=>1, b=>{1,2}, c=>{1=>2}, d=>{1=>{2,3}}'::hstore #- '{d, 1, 0}' #- '{d, 1, 0}' #- '{d, 1, 0}';
+ ?column?
+-----------------------------------------------------------------
+ "a"=>1, "b"=>[1, 2], "c"=>{"1"=>2}, "d"=>{"1"=>NULL}, "n"=>NULL
+(1 row)
+
+-- delete(int)
+SELECT '[a,b,c]'::hstore - 3;
+ ?column?
+-----------------
+ ["a", "b", "c"]
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT '[a,b,c]'::hstore - 2;
+ ?column?
+------------
+ ["a", "b"]
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT '[a,b,c]'::hstore - 1;
+ ?column?
+------------
+ ["a", "c"]
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT '[a,b,c]'::hstore - 0;
+ ?column?
+------------
+ ["b", "c"]
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT '[a,b,c]'::hstore - -1;
+ ?column?
+------------
+ ["a", "b"]
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT '[a,b,c]'::hstore - -2;
+ ?column?
+------------
+ ["a", "c"]
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT '[a,b,c]'::hstore - -3;
+ ?column?
+------------
+ ["b", "c"]
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT '[a,b,c]'::hstore - -4;
+ ?column?
+-----------------
+ ["a", "b", "c"]
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT 'a=>1, b=>2, c=>3'::hstore - 3;
+ ?column?
+------------------------
+ "a"=>1, "b"=>2, "c"=>3
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT 'a=>1, b=>2, c=>3'::hstore - 2;
+ ?column?
+----------------
+ "a"=>1, "b"=>2
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT 'a=>1, b=>2, c=>3'::hstore - 1;
+ ?column?
+----------------
+ "a"=>1, "c"=>3
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT 'a=>1, b=>2, c=>3'::hstore - 0;
+ ?column?
+----------------
+ "b"=>2, "c"=>3
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT 'a=>1, b=>2, c=>3'::hstore - -1;
+ ?column?
+----------------
+ "a"=>1, "b"=>2
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT 'a=>1, b=>2, c=>3'::hstore - -2;
+ ?column?
+----------------
+ "a"=>1, "c"=>3
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT 'a=>1, b=>2, c=>3'::hstore - -3;
+ ?column?
+----------------
+ "b"=>2, "c"=>3
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT 'a=>1, b=>2, c=>3'::hstore - -4;
+ ?column?
+------------------------
+ "a"=>1, "b"=>2, "c"=>3
+(1 row)
+
+--replace
+SELECT replace('n=>NULL, a=>1, b=>{1,2}, c=>{1=>2}, d=>{1=>{2,3}}'::hstore, '{n}', '{1,2,3}');
+ replace
+------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ "a"=>1, "b"=>[1, 2], "c"=>{"1"=>2}, "d"=>{"1"=>[2, 3]}, "n"=>[1, 2, 3]
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT replace('n=>NULL, a=>1, b=>{1,2}, c=>{1=>2}, d=>{1=>{2,3}}'::hstore, '{b,-1}', '{1,2,3}');
+ replace
+---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ "a"=>1, "b"=>[1, [1, 2, 3]], "c"=>{"1"=>2}, "d"=>{"1"=>[2, 3]}, "n"=>NULL
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT replace('n=>NULL, a=>1, b=>{1,2}, c=>{1=>2}, d=>{1=>{2,3}}'::hstore, '{d,1,0}', '{1,2,3}');
+ replace
+---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ "a"=>1, "b"=>[1, 2], "c"=>{"1"=>2}, "d"=>{"1"=>[[1, 2, 3], 3]}, "n"=>NULL
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT replace('n=>NULL, a=>1, b=>{1,2}, c=>{1=>2}, d=>{1=>{2,3}}'::hstore, '{d,NULL,0}', '{1,2,3}');
+ replace
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+ "a"=>1, "b"=>[1, 2], "c"=>{"1"=>2}, "d"=>{"1"=>[2, 3]}, "n"=>NULL
+(1 row)
+
+--deep concat
+SELECT concat_path('n=>NULL, a=>1, b=>{1,2}, c=>{1=>2}, d=>{1=>{2,3}}'::hstore, '{}', 'n=>not_null');
+ concat_path
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ "a"=>1, "b"=>[1, 2], "c"=>{"1"=>2}, "d"=>{"1"=>[2, 3]}, "n"=>"not_null"
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT concat_path('n=>NULL, a=>1, b=>{1,2}, c=>{1=>2}, d=>{1=>{2,3}}'::hstore, '{n}', 'n=>not_null');
+ concat_path
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ "a"=>1, "b"=>[1, 2], "c"=>{"1"=>2}, "d"=>{"1"=>[2, 3]}, "n"=>{"n"=>"not_null"}
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT concat_path('n=>NULL, a=>1, b=>{1,2}, c=>{1=>2}, d=>{1=>{2,3}}'::hstore, '{n}', 'not_null');
+ concat_path
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ "a"=>1, "b"=>[1, 2], "c"=>{"1"=>2}, "d"=>{"1"=>[2, 3]}, "n"=>"not_null"
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT concat_path('n=>NULL, a=>1, b=>{1,2}, c=>{1=>2}, d=>{1=>{2,3}}'::hstore, '{n}', '{not_null}');
+ concat_path
+---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ "a"=>1, "b"=>[1, 2], "c"=>{"1"=>2}, "d"=>{"1"=>[2, 3]}, "n"=>["not_null"]
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT concat_path('n=>NULL, a=>1, b=>{1,2}, c=>{1=>2}, d=>{1=>{2,3}}'::hstore, '{}', 'b=>{3,4}');
+ concat_path
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+ "a"=>1, "b"=>[3, 4], "c"=>{"1"=>2}, "d"=>{"1"=>[2, 3]}, "n"=>NULL
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT concat_path('n=>NULL, a=>1, b=>{1,2}, c=>{1=>2}, d=>{1=>{2,3}}'::hstore, '{b}', '{3,4}');
+ concat_path
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ "a"=>1, "b"=>[1, 2, 3, 4], "c"=>{"1"=>2}, "d"=>{"1"=>[2, 3]}, "n"=>NULL
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT concat_path('n=>NULL, a=>1, b=>{1,2}, c=>{1=>2}, d=>{1=>{2,3}}'::hstore, '{d,1}', '{4,5}');
+ concat_path
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ "a"=>1, "b"=>[1, 2], "c"=>{"1"=>2}, "d"=>{"1"=>[2, 3, 4, 5]}, "n"=>NULL
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT concat_path('n=>NULL, a=>1, b=>{1,2}, c=>{1=>2}, d=>{1=>{2,3}}'::hstore, '{d,1}', '4=>5');
+ concat_path
+---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ "a"=>1, "b"=>[1, 2], "c"=>{"1"=>2}, "d"=>{"1"=>[2, 3, "4", 5]}, "n"=>NULL
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT concat_path('n=>NULL, a=>1, b=>{1,2}, c=>{1=>2}, d=>{1=>{2,3}}'::hstore, '{d}', '2=>{4,5}');
+ concat_path
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ "a"=>1, "b"=>[1, 2], "c"=>{"1"=>2}, "d"=>{"1"=>[2, 3], "2"=>[4, 5]}, "n"=>NULL
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT concat_path('n=>NULL, a=>1, b=>{1,2}, c=>{1=>2}, d=>{1=>{2,3}}'::hstore, '{NULL,1}', '4=>5');
+ concat_path
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+ "a"=>1, "b"=>[1, 2], "c"=>{"1"=>2}, "d"=>{"1"=>[2, 3]}, "n"=>NULL
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT concat_path('x'::hstore, '{}'::text[], 'a=>"1"':: hstore);
+ concat_path
+-----------------
+ ["x", "a", "1"]
+(1 row)
+
+--cast
+SELECT ('{"f2":{"f3":1},"f4":{"f5":99,"f6":"stringy"}}'::text)::hstore AS err;
+ERROR: bad hstore representation
+DETAIL: syntax error, unexpected STRING_P, expecting '}' or ',' at end of input
+SELECT ('{"f2":{"f3":1},"f4":{"f5":99,"f6":"stringy"}}'::json)::hstore AS ok;
+ ok
+----------------------------------------------------
+ "f2"=>{"f3"=>1}, "f4"=>{"f5"=>99, "f6"=>"stringy"}
+(1 row)
+
+--hvals
+SELECT q->'tags' FROM hvals('{{tags=>1, sh=>2}, {tags=>3, sh=>4}}'::hstore) AS q;
+ ?column?
+----------
+ 1
+ 3
+(2 rows)
+
+SELECT q FROM hvals('{{tags=>1, sh=>2}, {tags=>3, sh=>4}}'::hstore, '{}') AS q;
+ q
+----------------------------------------------
+ [{"sh"=>2, "tags"=>1}, {"sh"=>4, "tags"=>3}]
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT q FROM hvals('{{tags=>1, sh=>2}, {tags=>3, sh=>4}}'::hstore, '{-3}') AS q;
+ q
+---
+(0 rows)
+
+SELECT q FROM hvals('{{tags=>1, sh=>2}, {tags=>3, sh=>4}}'::hstore, '{-2}') AS q;
+ q
+--------------------
+ "sh"=>2, "tags"=>1
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT q FROM hvals('{{tags=>1, sh=>2}, {tags=>3, sh=>4}}'::hstore, '{-1}') AS q;
+ q
+--------------------
+ "sh"=>4, "tags"=>3
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT q FROM hvals('{{tags=>1, sh=>2}, {tags=>3, sh=>4}}'::hstore, '{0}') AS q;
+ q
+--------------------
+ "sh"=>2, "tags"=>1
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT q FROM hvals('{{tags=>1, sh=>2}, {tags=>3, sh=>4}}'::hstore, '{1}') AS q;
+ q
+--------------------
+ "sh"=>4, "tags"=>3
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT q FROM hvals('{{tags=>1, sh=>2}, {tags=>3, sh=>4}}'::hstore, '{2}') AS q;
+ q
+---
+(0 rows)
+
+SELECT q FROM hvals('{{tags=>1, sh=>2}, {tags=>3, sh=>4}}'::hstore, '{NULL}') AS q;
+ q
+--------------------
+ "sh"=>2, "tags"=>1
+ "sh"=>4, "tags"=>3
+(2 rows)
+
+SELECT q FROM hvals('{{tags=>1, sh=>2}, {tags=>3, sh=>4}}'::hstore, '{-3,tags}') AS q;
+ q
+---
+(0 rows)
+
+SELECT q FROM hvals('{{tags=>1, sh=>2}, {tags=>3, sh=>4}}'::hstore, '{-2,tags}') AS q;
+ q
+---
+ 1
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT q FROM hvals('{{tags=>1, sh=>2}, {tags=>3, sh=>4}}'::hstore, '{-1,tags}') AS q;
+ q
+---
+ 3
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT q FROM hvals('{{tags=>1, sh=>2}, {tags=>3, sh=>4}}'::hstore, '{0,tags}') AS q;
+ q
+---
+ 1
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT q FROM hvals('{{tags=>1, sh=>2}, {tags=>3, sh=>4}}'::hstore, '{1,tags}') AS q;
+ q
+---
+ 3
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT q FROM hvals('{{tags=>1, sh=>2}, {tags=>3, sh=>4}}'::hstore, '{2,tags}') AS q;
+ q
+---
+(0 rows)
+
+SELECT q FROM hvals('{{tags=>1, sh=>2}, {tags=>3, sh=>4}}'::hstore, '{NULL,tags}') AS q;
+ q
+---
+ 1
+ 3
+(2 rows)
+
+SELECT q FROM hvals('a=>{b=>c, c=>b}, b=>{1,2}, c=>cc, 1=>first'::hstore, '{}') AS q;
+ q
+-----------------------------------------------------------------
+ "1"=>"first", "a"=>{"b"=>"c", "c"=>"b"}, "b"=>[1, 2], "c"=>"cc"
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT q FROM hvals('a=>{b=>c, c=>b}, b=>{1,2}, c=>cc, 1=>first'::hstore, '{1}') AS q;
+ q
+---------
+ "first"
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT q FROM hvals('a=>{b=>c, c=>b}, b=>{1,2}, c=>cc, 1=>first'::hstore, '{a}') AS q;
+ q
+--------------------
+ "b"=>"c", "c"=>"b"
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT q FROM hvals('a=>{b=>c, c=>b}, b=>{1,2}, c=>cc, 1=>first'::hstore, '{b}') AS q;
+ q
+--------
+ [1, 2]
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT q FROM hvals('a=>{b=>c, c=>b}, b=>{1,2}, c=>cc, 1=>first'::hstore, '{c}') AS q;
+ q
+------
+ "cc"
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT q FROM hvals('a=>{b=>c, c=>b}, b=>{1,2}, c=>cc, 1=>first'::hstore, '{NULL}') AS q;
+ q
+--------------------
+ "first"
+ "b"=>"c", "c"=>"b"
+ [1, 2]
+ "cc"
+(4 rows)
+
+SELECT q FROM hvals('a=>{b=>c, c=>b}, b=>{1,2}, c=>cc, 1=>first'::hstore, '{a,c}') AS q;
+ q
+-----
+ "b"
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT q FROM hvals('a=>{b=>c, c=>b}, b=>{1,2}, c=>cc, 1=>first'::hstore, '{NULL,c}') AS q;
+ q
+-----
+ "b"
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT q FROM hvals('a=>{b=>c, c=>b}, b=>{1,2}, c=>cc, 1=>first'::hstore, '{b,NULL}') AS q;
+ q
+---
+ 1
+ 2
+(2 rows)
+
+SELECT q FROM hvals('a=>{b=>c, c=>b}, b=>{1,2}, c=>cc, 1=>first'::hstore, '{NULL,1}') AS q;
+ q
+---
+ 2
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT q FROM hvals('a=>{b=>c, c=>b, 1=>first}, b=>{1,2}, c=>cc, 1=>first'::hstore, '{NULL,1}') AS q;
+ q
+---------
+ "first"
+ 2
+(2 rows)
+
+--svals path
+SELECT q FROM svals('{{tags=>1, sh=>2}, {tags=>3, sh=>4}}'::hstore, '{}') AS q;
+ q
+----------------------------------------------
+ [{"sh"=>2, "tags"=>1}, {"sh"=>4, "tags"=>3}]
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT q FROM svals('{{tags=>1, sh=>2}, {tags=>3, sh=>4}}'::hstore, '{-3}') AS q;
+ q
+---
+(0 rows)
+
+SELECT q FROM svals('{{tags=>1, sh=>2}, {tags=>3, sh=>4}}'::hstore, '{-2}') AS q;
+ q
+--------------------
+ "sh"=>2, "tags"=>1
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT q FROM svals('{{tags=>1, sh=>2}, {tags=>3, sh=>4}}'::hstore, '{-1}') AS q;
+ q
+--------------------
+ "sh"=>4, "tags"=>3
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT q FROM svals('{{tags=>1, sh=>2}, {tags=>3, sh=>4}}'::hstore, '{0}') AS q;
+ q
+--------------------
+ "sh"=>2, "tags"=>1
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT q FROM svals('{{tags=>1, sh=>2}, {tags=>3, sh=>4}}'::hstore, '{1}') AS q;
+ q
+--------------------
+ "sh"=>4, "tags"=>3
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT q FROM svals('{{tags=>1, sh=>2}, {tags=>3, sh=>4}}'::hstore, '{2}') AS q;
+ q
+---
+(0 rows)
+
+SELECT q FROM svals('{{tags=>1, sh=>2}, {tags=>3, sh=>4}}'::hstore, '{NULL}') AS q;
+ q
+--------------------
+ "sh"=>2, "tags"=>1
+ "sh"=>4, "tags"=>3
+(2 rows)
+
+SELECT q FROM svals('{{tags=>1, sh=>2}, {tags=>3, sh=>4}}'::hstore, '{-3,tags}') AS q;
+ q
+---
+(0 rows)
+
+SELECT q FROM svals('{{tags=>1, sh=>2}, {tags=>3, sh=>4}}'::hstore, '{-2,tags}') AS q;
+ q
+---
+ 1
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT q FROM svals('{{tags=>1, sh=>2}, {tags=>3, sh=>4}}'::hstore, '{-1,tags}') AS q;
+ q
+---
+ 3
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT q FROM svals('{{tags=>1, sh=>2}, {tags=>3, sh=>4}}'::hstore, '{0,tags}') AS q;
+ q
+---
+ 1
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT q FROM svals('{{tags=>1, sh=>2}, {tags=>3, sh=>4}}'::hstore, '{1,tags}') AS q;
+ q
+---
+ 3
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT q FROM svals('{{tags=>1, sh=>2}, {tags=>3, sh=>4}}'::hstore, '{2,tags}') AS q;
+ q
+---
+(0 rows)
+
+SELECT q FROM svals('{{tags=>1, sh=>2}, {tags=>3, sh=>4}}'::hstore, '{NULL,tags}') AS q;
+ q
+---
+ 1
+ 3
+(2 rows)
+
+SELECT q FROM svals('a=>{b=>c, c=>b}, b=>{1,2}, c=>cc, 1=>first'::hstore, '{}') AS q;
+ q
+-----------------------------------------------------------------
+ "1"=>"first", "a"=>{"b"=>"c", "c"=>"b"}, "b"=>[1, 2], "c"=>"cc"
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT q FROM svals('a=>{b=>c, c=>b}, b=>{1,2}, c=>cc, 1=>first'::hstore, '{1}') AS q;
+ q
+-------
+ first
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT q FROM svals('a=>{b=>c, c=>b}, b=>{1,2}, c=>cc, 1=>first'::hstore, '{a}') AS q;
+ q
+--------------------
+ "b"=>"c", "c"=>"b"
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT q FROM svals('a=>{b=>c, c=>b}, b=>{1,2}, c=>cc, 1=>first'::hstore, '{b}') AS q;
+ q
+--------
+ [1, 2]
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT q FROM svals('a=>{b=>c, c=>b}, b=>{1,2}, c=>cc, 1=>first'::hstore, '{c}') AS q;
+ q
+----
+ cc
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT q FROM svals('a=>{b=>c, c=>b}, b=>{1,2}, c=>cc, 1=>first'::hstore, '{NULL}') AS q;
+ q
+--------------------
+ first
+ "b"=>"c", "c"=>"b"
+ [1, 2]
+ cc
+(4 rows)
+
+SELECT q FROM svals('a=>{b=>c, c=>b}, b=>{1,2}, c=>cc, 1=>first'::hstore, '{a,c}') AS q;
+ q
+---
+ b
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT q FROM svals('a=>{b=>c, c=>b}, b=>{1,2}, c=>cc, 1=>first'::hstore, '{NULL,c}') AS q;
+ q
+---
+ b
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT q FROM svals('a=>{b=>c, c=>b}, b=>{1,2}, c=>cc, 1=>first'::hstore, '{b,NULL}') AS q;
+ q
+---
+ 1
+ 2
+(2 rows)
+
+SELECT q FROM svals('a=>{b=>c, c=>b}, b=>{1,2}, c=>cc, 1=>first'::hstore, '{NULL,1}') AS q;
+ q
+---
+ 2
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT q FROM svals('a=>{b=>c, c=>b, 1=>first}, b=>{1,2}, c=>cc, 1=>first'::hstore, '{NULL,1}') AS q;
+ q
+-------
+ first
+ 2
+(2 rows)
+
+--each
+SELECT * FROM each('a=>b, c=>cc'::hstore) AS q;
+ key | value
+-----+-------
+ a | b
+ c | cc
+(2 rows)
+
+SELECT * FROM each('[a, b, c, cc]'::hstore) AS q;
+ key | value
+-----+-------
+ | a
+ | b
+ | c
+ | cc
+(4 rows)
+
+SELECT * FROM each('a=>{b=>c, c=>b, 1=>first}, b=>{1,2}, c=>cc, 1=>first, n=>null'::hstore) AS q;
+ key | value
+-----+----------------------------------
+ 1 | first
+ a | "1"=>"first", "b"=>"c", "c"=>"b"
+ b | [1, 2]
+ c | cc
+ n |
+(5 rows)
+
+SELECT * FROM each_hstore('a=>b, c=>cc'::hstore) AS q;
+ key | value
+-----+-------
+ a | "b"
+ c | "cc"
+(2 rows)
+
+SELECT * FROM each_hstore('[a, b, c, cc]'::hstore) AS q;
+ key | value
+-----+-------
+ | "a"
+ | "b"
+ | "c"
+ | "cc"
+(4 rows)
+
+SELECT * FROM each_hstore('a=>{b=>c, c=>b, 1=>first}, b=>{1,2}, c=>cc, 1=>first, n=>null'::hstore) AS q;
+ key | value
+-----+----------------------------------
+ 1 | "first"
+ a | "1"=>"first", "b"=>"c", "c"=>"b"
+ b | [1, 2]
+ c | "cc"
+ n |
+(5 rows)
+
+--decoration
+SELECT 'a=>1, b=>{c=>3}, d=>[4,[5]]'::hstore AS h, '[a, {b=>c}, [c, d, e]]'::hstore AS a;
+ h | a
+--------------------------------------+------------------------------------
+ "a"=>1, "b"=>{"c"=>3}, "d"=>[4, [5]] | ["a", {"b"=>"c"}, ["c", "d", "e"]]
+(1 row)
+
+SET hstore.pretty_print = true;
+SELECT 'a=>1, b=>{c=>3}, d=>[4,[5]], e=>[1,2,3,4], f=>g, g=>j'::hstore AS h,
+ '[a, {b=>c, c=>d}, [c, d, e, [1,2], h, {f=>g, g=>f}]]'::hstore AS a;
+ h | a
+------------+------------------------
+ "a"=>1, +| [ +
+ "b"=> +| "a", +
+ { +| { +
+ "c"=>3+| "b"=>"c", +
+ }, +| "c"=>"d" +
+ "d"=> +| }, +
+ [ +| [ +
+ 4, +| "c", +
+ [ +| "d", +
+ 5 +| "e", +
+ ] +| [ +
+ ], +| 1, +
+ "e"=> +| 2 +
+ [ +| ], +
+ 1, +| "h", +
+ 2, +| { +
+ 3, +| "f"=>"g", +
+ 4 +| "g"=>f +
+ ], +| } +
+ "f"=>"g", +| ] +
+ "g"=>"j" | ]
+(1 row)
+
+RESET hstore.pretty_print;
+SELECT hstore_print('a=>t, f=>t, t=>"f", arr=>[1,2,3,"3",x], 123=>string'::hstore);
+ hstore_print
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+ "a"=>t, "f"=>t, "t"=>"f", "123"=>"string", "arr"=>[1, 2, 3, "3", "x"]
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT hstore_print('a=>t, f=>t, t=>"f", arr=>[1,2,3,"3",x], 123=>string'::hstore, loose := true );
+ hstore_print
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+ "a"=>t, "f"=>t, "t"=>f, "123"=>"string", "arr"=>[1, 2, 3, 3, "x"]
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT hstore_print('a=>t, f=>t, t=>"f", arr=>[1,2,3,"3",x], 123=>string'::hstore, root_hash_decorated := true );
+ hstore_print
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ {"a"=>t, "f"=>t, "t"=>"f", "123"=>"string", "arr"=>[1, 2, 3, "3", "x"]}
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT hstore_print('a=>t, f=>t, t=>"f", arr=>[1,2,3,"3",x], 123=>string'::hstore, array_curly_braces := true );
+ hstore_print
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+ "a"=>t, "f"=>t, "t"=>"f", "123"=>"string", "arr"=>{1, 2, 3, "3", "x"}
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT hstore_print('a=>t, f=>t, t=>"f", arr=>[1,2,3,"3",x], 123=>string'::hstore, json := true );
+ hstore_print
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ "a": true, "f": true, "t": "f", "123": "string", "arr": [1, 2, 3, "3", "x"]
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT hstore_print('a=>t, f=>t, t=>"f", arr=>[1,2,3,"3",x], 123=>string'::hstore, json := true, loose := true );
+ hstore_print
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ "a": true, "f": true, "t": false, "123": "string", "arr": [1, 2, 3, 3, "x"]
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT hstore_print('a=>t, f=>t, t=>"f", arr=>[1,2,3,"3",x], 123=>string'::hstore, json := true, root_hash_decorated := true );
+ hstore_print
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ {"a": true, "f": true, "t": "f", "123": "string", "arr": [1, 2, 3, "3", "x"]}
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT hstore_print('a=>t, f=>t, t=>"f", arr=>[1,2,3,"3",x], 123=>string'::hstore, json := true, array_curly_braces := true );
+ hstore_print
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ "a": true, "f": true, "t": "f", "123": "string", "arr": {1, 2, 3, "3", "x"}
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT hstore_print('a=>t, f=>t, t=>"f", arr=>[1,2,3,"3",x], 123=>string'::hstore, loose := true, root_hash_decorated := true );
+ hstore_print
+---------------------------------------------------------------------
+ {"a"=>t, "f"=>t, "t"=>f, "123"=>"string", "arr"=>[1, 2, 3, 3, "x"]}
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT hstore_print('a=>t, f=>t, t=>"f", arr=>[1,2,3,"3",x], 123=>string'::hstore, loose := true, array_curly_braces := true );
+ hstore_print
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+ "a"=>t, "f"=>t, "t"=>f, "123"=>"string", "arr"=>{1, 2, 3, 3, "x"}
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT hstore_print('a=>t, f=>t, t=>"f", arr=>[1,2,3,"3",x], 123=>string'::hstore, root_hash_decorated := true, array_curly_braces := true );
+ hstore_print
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ {"a"=>t, "f"=>t, "t"=>"f", "123"=>"string", "arr"=>{1, 2, 3, "3", "x"}}
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT hstore_print('a=>t, f=>t, t=>"f", arr=>[1,2,3,"3",x], 123=>string'::hstore, root_hash_decorated := true, array_curly_braces := true, loose := true);
+ hstore_print
+---------------------------------------------------------------------
+ {"a"=>t, "f"=>t, "t"=>f, "123"=>"string", "arr"=>{1, 2, 3, 3, "x"}}
+(1 row)
+