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select a row include list of array with join table SQL

SELECT id, i.title AS item_title, t.tag_array
FROM   items      i
JOIN  (  -- or LEFT JOIN ?
   SELECT it.item_id AS id, array_agg(t.title) AS tag_array
   FROM   items_tags it
   JOIN   tags       t  ON t.id = it.tag_id
   GROUP  BY it.item_id
   ) t USING (id);

select a row include list of array with join two table SQL

SELECT e.aid, e.actors, a.act_names, e.benefactors, b.ben_names
FROM   eg_assoc e
, LATERAL (
   SELECT ARRAY( SELECT name
                 FROM   generate_subscripts(e.actors, 1) i
                 JOIN   eg_person p ON p.id = e.actors[i]
                 ORDER  BY i)
   ) a(act_names)
, LATERAL (
   SELECT ARRAY( SELECT name
                 FROM   generate_subscripts(e.benefactors, 1) i
                 JOIN   eg_person p ON p.id = e.benefactors[i]
                 ORDER  BY i)
   ) b(ben_names);