This function takes the name of an array and drops all fields of this array.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Default Value | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
array[a] | string | required | Name of the array to drop values for. Must follow valid Array Syntax for array of scalars. For example, for events with fields incidents[0], incidents[1], ... this would be incidents[]. | |
[a] The argument name | ||||
Hide omitted argument names for this function
Omitted Argument NamesThe argument name for
arraycan be omitted; the following forms of this function are equivalent:logscalearray:drop("value[]")and:
logscalearray:drop(array="value[]")These examples show basic structure only.
array:drop() requires that the input array has
continuous, sequential indexes with no gaps (empty indexes) and that the
array starts at index [0] e.g. incidents[0], incidents[1], incidents[2].
If there are gaps e.g., incidents[0], incidents[1], incidents[2],
incidents[10] only the fields from index 0 up to the first empty index
will be dropped.
If no array with the given name exists, the function does nothing.
Without this function, each element of an array would need to be dropped
individually using drop() or
array:filter() as shown below:
array:filter(array="a[]", function={false}, var="")With the function, specify the name of the array field to drop:
array:drop("a[]")Validation:
The array parameter is validated to ensure the field is an array value.
array:drop() Examples
Drop Fields From Input Array
Drop fields in an array using the array:drop() function
Query
array:drop("a[]")Introduction
The array:drop() function is used to drop all
fields from an input array provided that the array has continuous,
sequential indexes with no empty indexes and that it starts at
[0]. In this example, the array:drop()
function is used to drop all fields of the array
a[].
Example incoming data might look like this:
| a[0]=Dog |
| a[1]=Cat |
| a[42]=Horse |
| a[0]=Dog |
| b[0]=Cat |
| c[0]=Horse |
| animal=cow |
Step-by-Step
Starting with the source repository events.
- logscale
array:drop("a[]")Takes the name of the array a[] and drops all fields of this array. Array b[] and array c[] will not be dropped in this example. Be aware that if there are empty entries in the array, only the fields from index 0 up to the first empty index will be dropped.
Event Result set.
Summary and Results
The query is used to drop all fields from a specific input array.
Sample output from the incoming example data:
| b[0] | c[0] | animal |
|---|---|---|
| Cat | Horse | cow |