String Query Functions

LogScale's string functions allow for string data within events to be extracted, combined or modified.

Table: String Query Functions

Function	Default Argument	Description
`concat([as], field)`	`field`	Concatenates the values of a list of fields into a value in a new field.
`concatArray([as], field, [from], [prefix], [separator], [suffix], [to])`	`field`	Concatenates values of all fields with same name and an array suffix into a new field.
`length([as], field)`	`field`	Computes the number of characters in a string field.
`lowercase(field, [include], [locale])`	`field`	Changes field name or content to lowercase for parsers.
`regex([field], [flags], [limit], regex, [repeat], [strict])`	`regex`	Extracts new fields using a regular expression.
`replace([as], [field], [flags], regex, [replacement], [with])`	`regex`	Replaces each substring that matches given regular expression with given replacement.
`splitString([as], by, [field], [index])`	`field`	Splits a string by specifying a regular expression by which to split.
`stripAnsiCodes([as], field)`	`field`	Removes ANSI color codes and movement commands.
`tokenHash([as], field)`	`field`	Calculates a hash by tokenizing the input string (split by spaces), creating a hash for each token and then added the result together. This generates the same hash value, even if the order of the individual values in the source string is different.