This function allows to choose one out of two expressions based on a
condition. It provides a functionality similar to the
... ? ... : ...
operator known from some
programming languages.
Unlike a case
or match
statement, the if()
can be embedded into other
functions and expressions.
Parameter | Type | Required | Default Value | Description |
---|---|---|---|---|
as | string | optional[a] | _if | The name of the output destination field. |
condition [b] | expression | required | The conditional expression to evaluate. | |
else | expression | required | The alternative statement to execute. | |
then | expression | required | The consequent statement to execute. | |
[a] Optional parameters use their default value unless explicitly set. |
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Omitted Argument NamesThe argument name for
condition
can be omitted; the following forms of this function are equivalent:logscale Syntaxif("value",then="value",else="value")
and:
logscale Syntaxif(condition="value",then="value",else="value")
These examples show basic structure only.
The behavior of:
if(cond, then=onTrue, else=onFalse, as=y)
is equivalent to a case expression:
case {
test(cond)
| y := onTrue;
y := onFalse
}
In particular:
The interpretation of
condition
is the same as theexpression
argument oftest()
.The evaluation of
then
/else
arguments is the same as the evaluation of the right-hand side of:=
.
The if()
function:
if()
Examples
Click
next to an example below to get the full details.Add a Field Based on Values of Another Field - Example 1
Query
| statusClass :=
if(regex("^1", field=statuscode), then="informational", else=
if(regex("^2", field=statuscode), then="successful", else=
if(regex("^3", field=statuscode), then="redirection", else=
if(regex("^4", field=statuscode), then="client error", else=
if(regex("^5", field=statuscode), then="server error", else=
"unknown")))))
Introduction
Nested if()
functions can be used within a
larger expression for adding a field whose value is calculated
based on another field.
Step-by-Step
Starting with the source repository events.
- logscale
| statusClass := if(regex("^1", field=statuscode), then="informational", else= if(regex("^2", field=statuscode), then="successful", else= if(regex("^3", field=statuscode), then="redirection", else= if(regex("^4", field=statuscode), then="client error", else= if(regex("^5", field=statuscode), then="server error", else= "unknown")))))
Add a statusClass field where the following conditions are set:
If the value of field statuscode begins with
1
, then statusClass is labeled asinformational
, otherwise:If the value of field statuscode begins with
2
, then statusClass is labeled assuccessful
, otherwise:If the value of field statuscode begins with
3
, then statusClass is labeled asredirection
, otherwise:If the value of field statuscode begins with
4
, then statusClass is labeled asclient error
, otherwise:If the value of field statuscode begins with
5
, then statusClass is labeled asserver error
, otherwise it is labeled asunknown
.
Event Result set.
Summary and Results
Nested if() functions for tagging a field according to different statuscode values.
Add a Field Based on Values of Another Field - Example 2
Query
| success := if(status >= 500, then=0, else=if(status == 404, then=0, else=1))
Introduction
Another example of nested if()
functions:
this is used to add a field
success whose value is
calculated based on field
status.
Step-by-Step
Starting with the source repository events.
- logscale
| success := if(status >= 500, then=0, else=if(status == 404, then=0, else=1))
Adds a success field at the following conditions:
Sets the value of field success to
0
if status is greater or equal to500
or if it's equal to400
, otherwise:Sets the value of field success to
1
.
Event Result set.
Summary and Results
Nested if() functions for tagging a field according to different status values.
Add a Field Based on Values of Another Field - Example 3
Query
| success := if(status < 500, then=if(status!=404, then=1, else=0), else=0)
Introduction
Another example of nested if()
functions to
add a field success and
calculate its value based on field
status.
Step-by-Step
Starting with the source repository events.
- logscale
| success := if(status < 500, then=if(status!=404, then=1, else=0), else=0)
Adds a success field at the following conditions:
If the value of field status is less than
500
, set the value of success to0
, but:If the value of field status is not equal to
404
, then set the value of success to1
otherwise to0
.
Event Result set.
Summary and Results
Nested if() functions for tagging a field according to different status values.
Calculate a Percentage of Successful Status Codes Over Time
Query
| success := if(status >= 500, then=0, else=1)| timechart(series=customer,function=
[
{
[sum(success,as=success),count(as=total)]| pct_successful := (success/total)*100| drop([success,total])}],span=15m,limit=100)
Introduction
Calculate a percentage of successful status codes inside the
timeChart()
function field.
Step-by-Step
Starting with the source repository events.
- logscale
| success := if(status >= 500, then=0, else=1)
Adds a success field at the following conditions:
If the value of field status is greater than or equal to
500
, set the value of success to0
, otherwise to1
.
- logscale
| timechart(series=customer,function= [ { [sum(success,as=success),count(as=total)]
Creates a new timechart, generating a new series, customer that uses a compound function. In this example, the embedded function is generating an array of values, but the array values are generated by an embedded aggregate. The embedded aggregate (defined using the
{}
syntax), creates asum()
andcount()
value across the events grouped by the value of success field generated from the filter query. This is counting the1
1 or0
generated by theif()
function; counting all the values and adding up the ones for successful values. These values will be assigned to the success and total fields. Note that at this point we are still within the aggregate, so the two new fields are within the context of the aggregate, with each field being created for a corresponding success value. - logscale
| pct_successful := (success/total)*100
Calculates the percentage that are successful. We are still within the aggregate, so the output of this process will be an embedded set of events with the total and success values grouped by each original HTTP response code.
- logscale
| drop([success,total])}],span=15m,limit=100)
Still within the embedded aggregate, drop the total and success fields from the array generated by the aggregate. These fields were temporary to calculate the percentage of successful results, but are not needed in the array for generating the result set. Then, set a span for the buckets for the events of 15 minutes and limit to 100 results overall.
Event Result set.
Summary and Results
This query shows how an embedded aggregate can be used to generate a sequence of values that can be formatted (in this case to calculate percentages) and generate a new event series for the aggregate values.
Categorize Errors in Log Levels
Categorize errors in log levels using the in()
function in combination with if()
Query
critical_status := if((in(status, values=["500", "404"])), then="Critical", else="Non-Critical")
Introduction
The in()
function can be used to select
events in which the given field contains specific values. It is
possible to combine the in()
with the
if()
function to categorize log level errors
and their criticality. In this more advanced example, the
if()
function is used to categorize errors
based on a time condition and it compares the status of a log
level and decides on the log's criticality. The field
critical_status is going
to be evaluated based on the if()
function.
Example incoming data might look like this:
srcIP=192.168.1.5 loglevel=ERROR status=404 user=admin |
srcIP=10.0.0.1 loglevel=INFO status=200 user=user1 |
srcIP=172.16.0.5 loglevel=WARN status=422 user=user2 |
srcIP=192.168.1.15 loglevel=ERROR status=500 user=admin |
srcIP=10.0.0.12 loglevel=DEBUG status=302 user=user1 |
Step-by-Step
Starting with the source repository events.
- logscale
critical_status := if((in(status, values=["500", "404"])), then="Critical", else="Non-Critical")
Searches for events where the field status contains the values
500
or400
and assigns the valueCritical
to a field named critical_status for the returned results. If the values are not equal to500
or400
, then the returned events will have the valueNon-Critical
assigned to the field critical_status. Event Result set.
Summary and Results
The query is used to categorize errors in log levels according to their criticality.
Sample output from the incoming example data:
srcIP | loglevel | status | user | critical_status |
---|---|---|---|---|
192.168.1.5 | ERROR | 404 | admin | Critical |
10.0.0.1 | INFO | 200 | user1 | Non-Critical |
172.16.0.5 | WARN | 422 | user2 | Non-Critical |
192.168.1.15 | ERROR | 500 | admin | Critical |
10.0.0.12 | DEBUG | 302 | user1 | NonCritical |
Convert Timestamps Based on Accuracy
Query
errortime := if((@ingesttimestamp > @timestamp), then=@timestamp, else=@ingesttimestamp) / 1000
Introduction
When parsing and processing data, the time of the data can be critical, and not all events include an explicit @timestamp field, but the ingest time stamp, when the event was parsed by LogScale, can be a suitable proxy. The lack of timestamp, or a significant difference between the timestamps may result in displaying an empty value (or creating an event stream that cannot be summarized in a graph).
Step-by-Step
Starting with the source repository events.
- logscale
errortime := if((@ingesttimestamp > @timestamp), then=@timestamp, else=@ingesttimestamp) / 1000
The event field errortime is set to the latest time value, either timestamp or @ingesttimestamp.
Event Result set.
Summary and Results
Selecting time by the accuracy allows for incoming data to be of different time accuracy but still return consistent results.
Determine a Score Based on Field Value
Query
percentile(filesize, percentiles=[40,80],as=score)| symbol := if(filesize > score_80, then=":+1:", else=if(filesize > score_40, then="so-so", else=":-1:"))
Introduction
When summarizing and displaying data, it may be necessary to
derive a score or validity based on a test value. This can be
achieved using if()
by creating the score
value if the underlying field is over a threshold value.
Step-by-Step
Starting with the source repository events.
- logscale
percentile(filesize, percentiles=[40,80],as=score)
Calculates the
percentile()
for the filesize field and determines what filesize that is above 40%% of the overall event set, and 80%% of the overall event set. - logscale
| symbol := if(filesize > score_80, then=":+1:", else=if(filesize > score_40, then="so-so", else=":-1:"))
Compares whether the filesize is greater than 80%% of the events, setting symbol to
:+1:
. Becauseif()
functions can be embedded, theelse
parameter is anotherif()
statement that sets symbol toso-so
if the size is greater than 40%%, or:+1:
otherwise. Event Result set.
Set a Field Value Based on Tag Value
Query
keyprocess := if(#eventType == "Spawn", then=ChildID, else=ProcessID)
Introduction
When processing event data, there are occasions when a value needs to be determined from another field in the event. In this example, the field keyprocess is populated based on the #eventType tag.
Step-by-Step
Starting with the source repository events.
- logscale
keyprocess := if(#eventType == "Spawn", then=ChildID, else=ProcessID)
Using the
if()
, set the value of keyprocess to the value of the ChildID if #eventType isSpawn
; otherwise, set keyprocess to ProcessID. Event Result set.
Summary and Results
Using if()
provides a simplified way of
processing and parsing data when the test value can be easily
identified.
In this example, the process ID has been identified based on whether it is the original or a spawn (child) process.
Use Multiple if() Functions
Query
score := if(x != "N/A", then=x, else=0) + if(y != "N/A", then=y, else=0)
Introduction
Multiple if()
functions can be used in a
computation (eval/assign).
Step-by-Step
Starting with the source repository events.
- logscale
score := if(x != "N/A", then=x, else=0) + if(y != "N/A", then=y, else=0)
This computation checks if fields x or y is not a number, then
0
will be used instead. Event Result set.
Summary and Results
Setting the value based on an incoming value enables determination of a score triggered by a value.