Functions in EdgeDB can operate on whole sets or on
individual elements. This boils down to how the function
parameters are defined, whether they are using SET OF
modifier (indicating that the parameter will take a set as
a whole) or not, although for built-in functions this is
usually intuitive.
Let's try to use a simple element-wise function len
(string or array length):
When a function which treats its parameters in
element-wise fashion is applied to a set, a new set is
constructed by applying the function to each original
element separately. Try different sets as inputs to
len:
If there are more than one element-wise function parameters,
then the function is applied to the Cartesian product of the
input sets. Try out different combinations using str_repeat:
