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Status Future consideration
Workspace IBM i
Categories IBM i Access Family
Created by Guest
Created on Dec 15, 2021

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"Block indentation by parentheses" in SQL formatter

With the more use of CTE, complex views, stored procedures and function - SQL formatting are getting more and more focus.

SQL can have quite convoluted structures with many components having parameter or lists defined within parentheses.

Think of "blocks" in SQL is surrounded by parentheses - just like in C/Java/javaScript curly brackets is expected to be coded to aligned in a block.

Indention ( newline + tab ) for each non final level with parentheses will make complex / convoluted SQL more readable.


Use Case:

This statement forexample:

select xmlagg(xmlelement(name notes, xmlforest(my_date as result_date, my_type as result_type, rtrim(my_text) as result_text))) from myxmltable where mykey = 123;

With the current formatter it becomes:

select xmlagg(xmlelement(name notes, xmlforest(my_date as result_date, my_type as result_type, rtrim(my_text) as result_text)))
from myxmltable
where mykey = 123;

With "block indentation by parentheses" it becomes:

select
xmlagg (
xmlelement (
name notes ,
xmlforest (
my_date as result_date,
my_type as result_type,
rtrim(my_text) as result_text
)
)
)
from myxmltable
where mykey = 123


Idea priority Medium
  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Feb 24, 2022

    The CEAC has reviewed this requirement and recommends that IBM view this as a MEDIUM priority requirement that should be addressed.

    Background: The COMMON Europe Advisory Council (CEAC) members have a broad range of experience in working with small and medium-sized IBM i customers. CEAC has a crucial role in working with IBM i development to help assess the value and impact of individual RFEs on the broader IBM i community and has therefore reviewed your RFE.

    To find out how CEAC help to shape the future of IBM i, see CEAC @ ibm.biz/BdYSYj and the article "The Five Hottest IBM i RFEs Of The Quarter" at ibm.biz/BdYSZT

    Therese Eaton – CEAC Program Manager, IBM

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Dec 20, 2021

    IBM has received this request and will consider it for a future code update. No commitment is made or implied.

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