Custom ORDER BY Explanation

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@Scott Bailey suggested great idea. But it can be even simpler (you don’t have to create custom function) since PostgreSQL 9.5. Just use array_position function:

ORDER BY array_position(array['Nails','Bolts','Washers','Screws','Staples','Nuts'], s.type)

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