COLLECT_LIST
Description
Aggregation function, used to aggregate all values of a column into an array.
Alias
- GROUP_ARRAY
Syntax
COLLECT_LIST(<expr> [,<max_size>])
Parameters
Parameter | Description |
---|---|
<expr> | An expression to determine the values to be placed into the array. Supported types: Bool, TinyInt, SmallInt, Integer, BigInt, LargeInt, Float, Double, Decimal, Date, Datetime, IPV4, IPV6, String, Array, Map, Struct. |
<max_size> | Optional parameter to limit the result array size to max_size elements. Supported type: Integer. |
Return Value
Returns ARRAY type, containing all non-NULL values. If there is no valid data in the group, returns an empty array.
Example
-- setup
CREATE TABLE collect_list_test (
k1 INT,
k2 INT,
k3 STRING
) DISTRIBUTED BY HASH(k1) BUCKETS 1
PROPERTIES ("replication_num" = "1");
INSERT INTO collect_list_test VALUES (1, 10, 'a'), (1, 20, 'b'), (1, 30, 'c'), (2, 100, 'x'), (2, 200, 'y'), (3, NULL, NULL);
select collect_list(k1),collect_list(k1,3) from collect_list_test;
+--------------------+--------------------+
| collect_list(k1) | collect_list(k1,3) |
+--------------------+--------------------+
| [1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 3] | [1, 1, 1] |
+--------------------+--------------------+
select k1,collect_list(k2),collect_list(k3,1) from collect_list_test group by k1 order by k1;
+------+------------------+--------------------+
| k1 | collect_list(k2) | collect_list(k3,1) |
+------+------------------+--------------------+
| 1 | [10, 20, 30] | ["a"] |
| 2 | [100, 200] | ["x"] |
| 3 | [] | [] |
+------+------------------+--------------------+