This function renames one or more fields.

ParameterTypeRequiredDefaultDescription
asstringoptional[a]  The new name of the field; it is used when a single field name is given in field.
field[b]string or arrayrequired  The field name to rename, if a new field name is given in as. From v1.106.0, multiple fields can be quoted using an array of old/new field name pairs: [oldName,newName].

[a] Optional parameters use their default value unless explicitly set

[b] The argument name field can be omitted.

Omitted Argument Names

The argument name for field can be omitted; the following forms of this function are equivalent:

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rename("value")

and:

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rename(field="value")

Old fields are are removed from the event stream which can add overhead during processing. Copying to a new field using:

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newfield := oldfield

Is more efficient, but retains the old field in the event set.

rename() Examples

To rename just one field use the as parameter; for example, rename field BadName to GoodName:

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rename(field=BadName, as=GoodName)

Or you can rename BadName to GoodName using assignment syntax:

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GoodName := rename(BadName)