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PPL String Functions

CONCAT

Description

CONCAT(str1, str2, ...., str_9) adds up to 9 strings together.

Argument type:

  • STRING, STRING, ...., STRING
  • Return type: STRING

Example:

os> source=people | eval `CONCAT('hello', 'world')` = CONCAT('hello', 'world'), `CONCAT('hello ', 'whole ', 'world', '!')` = CONCAT('hello ', 'whole ', 'world', '!') | fields `CONCAT('hello', 'world')`, `CONCAT('hello ', 'whole ', 'world', '!')`
fetched rows / total rows = 1/1
+----------------------------+--------------------------------------------+
| CONCAT('hello', 'world')   | CONCAT('hello ', 'whole ', 'world', '!')   |
|----------------------------+--------------------------------------------|
| helloworld                 | hello whole world!                         |
+----------------------------+--------------------------------------------+

CONCAT_WS

Description

CONCAT_WS(sep, str1, str2) returns str1 concatenated with str2 using sep as a separator between them.

Argument type:

  • STRING, STRING, ...., STRING
  • Return type: STRING

Example:

os> source=people | eval `CONCAT_WS(',', 'hello', 'world')` = CONCAT_WS(',', 'hello', 'world') | fields `CONCAT_WS(',', 'hello', 'world')`
fetched rows / total rows = 1/1
+------------------------------------+
| CONCAT_WS(',', 'hello', 'world')   |
|------------------------------------|
| hello,world                        |
+------------------------------------+

LENGTH

Description

Specifications:

length(str) returns length of string measured in bytes.

Argument type:

  • STRING
  • Return type: INTEGER

Example:

os> source=people | eval `LENGTH('helloworld')` = LENGTH('helloworld') | fields `LENGTH('helloworld')`
fetched rows / total rows = 1/1
+------------------------+
| LENGTH('helloworld')   |
|------------------------|
| 10                     |
+------------------------+

LOWER

Description

lower(string) converts the string to lowercase.

Argument type:

  • STRING
  • Return type: STRING

Example:

os> source=people | eval `LOWER('helloworld')` = LOWER('helloworld'), `LOWER('HELLOWORLD')` = LOWER('HELLOWORLD') | fields `LOWER('helloworld')`, `LOWER('HELLOWORLD')`
fetched rows / total rows = 1/1
+-----------------------+-----------------------+
| LOWER('helloworld')   | LOWER('HELLOWORLD')   |
|-----------------------+-----------------------|
| helloworld            | helloworld            |
+-----------------------+-----------------------+

LTRIM

Description

ltrim(str) trims leading space characters from the string.

Argument type:

  • STRING
  • Return type: STRING

Example:

os> source=people | eval `LTRIM('   hello')` = LTRIM('   hello'), `LTRIM('hello   ')` = LTRIM('hello   ') | fields `LTRIM('   hello')`, `LTRIM('hello   ')`
fetched rows / total rows = 1/1
+---------------------+---------------------+
| LTRIM('   hello')   | LTRIM('hello   ')   |
|---------------------+---------------------|
| hello               | hello               |
+---------------------+---------------------+

POSITION

Description

The syntax POSITION(substr IN str) returns the position of the first occurrence of substring substr in string str. Returns 0 if substr is not in str. Returns NULL if any argument is NULL.

Argument type:

  • STRING, STRING
  • Return type INTEGER

Example:

os> source=people | eval `POSITION('world' IN 'helloworld')` = POSITION('world' IN 'helloworld'), `POSITION('invalid' IN 'helloworld')`= POSITION('invalid' IN 'helloworld')  | fields `POSITION('world' IN 'helloworld')`, `POSITION('invalid' IN 'helloworld')`
fetched rows / total rows = 1/1
+-------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+
| POSITION('world' IN 'helloworld')   | POSITION('invalid' IN 'helloworld')   |
|-------------------------------------+---------------------------------------|
| 6                                   | 0                                     |
+-------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+

REVERSE

Description

REVERSE(str) returns reversed string of the string supplied as an argument.

Argument type:

  • STRING
  • Return type: STRING

Example:

os> source=people | eval `REVERSE('abcde')` = REVERSE('abcde') | fields `REVERSE('abcde')`
fetched rows / total rows = 1/1
+--------------------+
| REVERSE('abcde')   |
|--------------------|
| edcba              |
+--------------------+

RIGHT

Description

right(str, len) returns the rightmost len characters from the string str, or NULL if any argument is NULL.

Argument type:

  • STRING, INTEGER
  • Return type: STRING

Example:

os> source=people | eval `RIGHT('helloworld', 5)` = RIGHT('helloworld', 5), `RIGHT('HELLOWORLD', 0)` = RIGHT('HELLOWORLD', 0) | fields `RIGHT('helloworld', 5)`, `RIGHT('HELLOWORLD', 0)`
fetched rows / total rows = 1/1
+--------------------------+--------------------------+
| RIGHT('helloworld', 5)   | RIGHT('HELLOWORLD', 0)   |
|--------------------------+--------------------------|
| world                    |                          |
+--------------------------+--------------------------+

RTRIM

Description

rtrim(str) trims trailing space characters from the string.

Argument type:

  • STRING
  • Return type: STRING

Example:

os> source=people | eval `RTRIM('   hello')` = RTRIM('   hello'), `RTRIM('hello   ')` = RTRIM('hello   ') | fields `RTRIM('   hello')`, `RTRIM('hello   ')`
fetched rows / total rows = 1/1
+---------------------+---------------------+
| RTRIM('   hello')   | RTRIM('hello   ')   |
|---------------------+---------------------|
|    hello            | hello               |
+---------------------+---------------------+

SUBSTRING

Description

substring(str, start) or substring(str, start, length) returns substring using start and length. With no length, entire string from start is returned.

Argument type:

  • STRING, INTEGER, INTEGER
  • Return type: STRING

Example:

os> source=people | eval `SUBSTRING('helloworld', 5)` = SUBSTRING('helloworld', 5), `SUBSTRING('helloworld', 5, 3)` = SUBSTRING('helloworld', 5, 3) | fields `SUBSTRING('helloworld', 5)`, `SUBSTRING('helloworld', 5, 3)`
fetched rows / total rows = 1/1
+------------------------------+---------------------------------+
| SUBSTRING('helloworld', 5)   | SUBSTRING('helloworld', 5, 3)   |
|------------------------------+---------------------------------|
| oworld                       | owo                             |
+------------------------------+---------------------------------+

TRIM

Description

Argument type:

  • STRING
  • Return type: STRING

Example:

os> source=people | eval `TRIM('   hello')` = TRIM('   hello'), `TRIM('hello   ')` = TRIM('hello   ') | fields `TRIM('   hello')`, `TRIM('hello   ')`
fetched rows / total rows = 1/1
+--------------------+--------------------+
| TRIM('   hello')   | TRIM('hello   ')   |
|--------------------+--------------------|
| hello              | hello              |
+--------------------+--------------------+

UPPER

Description

upper(string) converts the string to uppercase.

Argument type:

  • STRING
  • Return type: STRING

Example:

os> source=people | eval `UPPER('helloworld')` = UPPER('helloworld'), `UPPER('HELLOWORLD')` = UPPER('HELLOWORLD') | fields `UPPER('helloworld')`, `UPPER('HELLOWORLD')`
fetched rows / total rows = 1/1
+-----------------------+-----------------------+
| UPPER('helloworld')   | UPPER('HELLOWORLD')   |
|-----------------------+-----------------------|
| HELLOWORLD            | HELLOWORLD            |
+-----------------------+-----------------------+