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@@ -247,6 +247,29 @@ EXPLAIN SELECT * FROM foo;
247247</programlisting>
248248 </para>
249249
250+ <para>
251+ Here is the same query, with JSON formatting:
252+ <programlisting>
253+ EXPLAIN (FORMAT JSON) SELECT * FROM foo;
254+ QUERY PLAN
255+ --------------------------------
256+ [ +
257+ { +
258+ "Plan": { +
259+ "Node Type": "Seq Scan",+
260+ "Relation Name": "foo", +
261+ "Alias": "foo", +
262+ "Startup Cost": 0.00, +
263+ "Total Cost": 155.00, +
264+ "Plan Rows": 10000, +
265+ "Plan Width": 4 +
266+ } +
267+ } +
268+ ]
269+ (1 row)
270+ </programlisting>
271+ </para>
272+
250273 <para>
251274 If there is an index and we use a query with an indexable
252275 <literal>WHERE</literal> condition, <command>EXPLAIN</command>
@@ -263,6 +286,28 @@ EXPLAIN SELECT * FROM foo WHERE i = 4;
263286</programlisting>
264287 </para>
265288
289+ <para>
290+ Here is the same query, but in YAML output:
291+ <programlisting>
292+ EXPLAIN (FORMAT YAML) SELECT * FROM foo WHERE i='4';
293+ QUERY PLAN
294+ -------------------------------
295+ - Plan: +
296+ Node Type: "Index Scan" +
297+ Scan Direction: "Forward"+
298+ Index Name: "fi" +
299+ Relation Name: "foo" +
300+ Alias: "foo" +
301+ Startup Cost: 0.00 +
302+ Total Cost: 5.98 +
303+ Plan Rows: 1 +
304+ Plan Width: 4 +
305+ Index Cond: "(i = 4)"
306+ (1 row)
307+ </programlisting>
308+
309+ XML output is left as an exercise to the reader.
310+ </para>
266311 <para>
267312 Here is the same plan with costs suppressed:
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