filter function (Databricks SQL)

Filters the array in expr using the function func.

Syntax

filter(expr, func)

Arguments

• expr: An ARRAY expression.

• func: A lambda function.

Returns

The result is of the same type as expr.

The lambda function may use one or two parameters where the first parameter represents the element and the second the index into the array.

Examples

> SELECT filter(array(1, 2, 3), x -> x % 2 == 1);
 [1,3]
> SELECT filter(array(0, 2, 3), (x, i) -> x > i);
 [2,3]
> SELECT filter(array(0, null, 2, 3, null), x -> x IS NOT NULL);
 [0,2,3]

Related functions

• exists function (Databricks SQL)

• forall function (Databricks SQL)

• map_filter function (Databricks SQL)