ARRAY_SLICE (NoSQL query)

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  • 09/14/2024

APPLIES TO: NoSQL

Returns a subset of an array expression using the index and length specified.

Syntax

ARRAY_SLICE(<array_expr>, <numeric_expr_1> [, <numeric_expr_2>])

Arguments

Description
array_expr An array expression.
numeric_expr_1 A numeric expression indicating the index where to begin the array for the subset. Optionally, negative values can be used to specify the starting index relative to the last element of the array.
numeric_expr_2 (Optional) An optional numeric expression indicating the maximum length of elements in the resulting array.

Return types

Returns an array expression.

Examples

The following example shows how to get different slices of an array using the function.

SELECT VALUE {
    sliceFromStart: ARRAY_SLICE([70, 86, 92, 99, 85, 90, 82], 0),
    sliceFromSecond: ARRAY_SLICE([70, 86, 92, 99, 85, 90, 82], 1),
    sliceFromLast: ARRAY_SLICE([70, 86, 92, 99, 85, 90, 82], -1),
    sliceFromSecondToLast: ARRAY_SLICE([70, 86, 92, 99, 85, 90, 82], -2),
    sliceThreeFromStart: ARRAY_SLICE([70, 86, 92, 99, 85, 90, 82], 0, 3),
    sliceTwelveFromStart: ARRAY_SLICE([70, 86, 92, 99, 85, 90, 82], 0, 12),
    sliceFiveFromThird: ARRAY_SLICE([70, 86, 92, 99, 85, 90, 82], 3, 5),
    sliceOneFromSecondToLast: ARRAY_SLICE([70, 86, 92, 99, 85, 90, 82], -2, 1)
}

[
  {
    "sliceFromStart": [70, 86, 92, 99, 85, 90, 82],
    "sliceFromSecond": [86, 92, 99, 85, 90, 82],
    "sliceFromLast": [82],
    "sliceFromSecondToLast": [90, 82],
    "sliceThreeFromStart": [70, 86, 92],
    "sliceTwelveFromStart": [70, 86, 92, 99, 85, 90, 82],
    "sliceFiveFromThird": [99, 85, 90, 82],
    "sliceOneFromSecondToLast": [90]
  }
]

Remarks

  • This system function doesn't use the index.

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