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Expression reference

Conjunction

and

Returns true if all elements are true, else otherwise.

  • <Boolean>[ && <Boolean>[…​]]<Boolean>

  • <Boolean>[ and <Boolean>[…​]]<Boolean>

  • and(<Boolean>[, <Boolean>, …​]])<Boolean>

  • bool_field && true

  • (field == 'value') && bool_field

  • bool_field and true

  • (field == 'value') and bool_field

  • and(bool_field, true)

  • and((field == 'value'), bool_field)

or

Returns true if any element is true, else otherwise.

  • <Boolean>[ || <Boolean>[…​]]<Boolean>

  • <Boolean>[ or <Boolean>[…​]]<Boolean>

  • or(<Boolean>[, <Boolean>, …​]])<Boolean>

  • bool_field || true

  • (field == 'value') || bool_field

  • bool_field or true

  • (field == 'value') or bool_field

  • or(bool_field, true)

  • or((field == 'value'), bool_field)

Comparison

equals

Returns true if types are comparable and the values match.

  • <Any> = <Any><Boolean>

  • <Any> == <Any><Boolean>

  • <Any> === <Any><Boolean>

  • eq(<Any>, <Any>)<Boolean>

  • field == 'value'

  • number == 10

  • year(dateField) == year(now())

  • eq(field, 'value')

  • eq(number, 10)

  • eq(year(dateField), year(now()))

not equals

Returns true if types are not comparable, or the values don’t match.

  • <Any> != <Any><Boolean>

  • <Any> !== <Any><Boolean>

  • ne(<Any>, <Any>)<Boolean>

  • field != 'value'

  • number != 10

  • year(dateField) != year(now())

  • ne(field, 'value')

  • ne(number, 10)

  • ne(year(dateField), year(now()))

less then

Returns true if left value is less then the right value.

  • <Any> < <Any><Boolean>

  • lt(<Any>, <Any>)<Boolean>

  • field < 'value'

  • number < 10

  • year(dateField) < year(now())

  • lt(field, 'value')

  • lt(number, 10)

  • lt(year(dateField), year(now()))

less or equal then

Returns true if left value is less or equal then the right value.

  • <Any> ⇐ <Any><Boolean>

  • le(<Any>, <Any>)<Boolean>

  • field ⇐ 'value'

  • number ⇐ 10

  • year(dateField) ⇐ year(now())

  • le(field, 'value')

  • le(number, 10)

  • le(year(dateField), year(now()))

greater then

Returns true if left value is greater then the right value.

  • <Any> > <Any><Boolean>

  • gt(<Any>, <Any>)<Boolean>

  • field > 'value'

  • number > 10

  • year(dateField) > year(now())

  • gt(field, 'value')

  • gt(number, 10)

  • gt(year(dateField), year(now()))

greater or equal then

Returns true if left value is greater or equal then the right value.

  • <Any> >= <Any><Boolean>

  • ge(<Any>, <Any>)<Boolean>

  • field >= 'value'

  • number >= 10

  • year(dateField) >= year(now())

  • ge(field, 'value')

  • ge(number, 10)

  • ge(year(dateField), year(now()))

String comparison

like

Returns true if the left value matches the pattern on the right.

  • <String> like <String><Boolean>

  • like(<String>, <String>)<Boolean>

  • field like 'value'

  • field like 'va_ue'

  • name like 'test%'

  • like(field, 'value')

  • like(field, 'va_ue')

  • like(name, 'test%')

not like

Returns true if left value does not match the pattern on the right.

  • <String> not like <String><Boolean>

  • nlike(<String>, <String>)<Boolean>

  • field not like 'value'

  • field not like 'va_ue'

  • name not like 'test%'

  • nlike(field, 'value')

  • nlike(field, 'va_ue')

  • nlike(name, 'test%')

String operation

concat

.Signatures: * concat(<String>[, <String>, …​]])<String>

.Expression exampges:

.Function exampges: * concat('a', 'b') * concat(field, 'b')

Arithmetic

add

Adds the two numbers together.

  • <Number> + <Number><Number>

  • add(<Number>, <Number>)<Number>

  • 100 + 20

  • number + 10

  • year(dateField) + year(now())

  • add(100, 20)

  • add(number, 10)

  • add(year(dateField), year(now()))

sub

Subtracts the two numbers together.

  • <Number> - <Number><Number>

  • sub(<Number>, <Number>)<Number>

  • 100 - 20

  • number - 10

  • year(dateField) - year(now())

  • sub(100, 20)

  • sub(number, 10)

  • sub(year(dateField), year(now()))

mult

Multiplies the two numbers together.

  • <Number> * <Number><Number>

  • mult(<Number>, <Number>)<Number>

  • 100 * 20

  • number * 10

  • year(dateField) * year(now())

  • mult(100, 20)

  • mult(number, 10)

  • mult(year(dateField), year(now()))

div

Divides the two numbers together.

  • <Number> / <Number><Number>

  • div(<Number>, <Number>)<Number>

  • 100 / 20

  • number / 10

  • year(dateField) / year(now())

  • div(100, 20)

  • div(number, 10)

  • div(year(dateField), year(now()))

Aggregation

count

Returns number of items.

  • count()<Number>

sum

Returns the sum.

  • sum(<Number>)<Number>

  • field + current_column

  • sum(field)

max

Returns the max of two values.

  • max(<Number>)<Number>

  • max(field)

min

Returns the min of two values.

  • min(<Number>)<Number>

  • min(field)

avg

Returns the average of two values.

  • avg(<Number>)<Number>

  • avg(field)

Date manipulation

now

Returns the current timestamp.

  • now()<DateTime>

quarter

Returns the quarter of the timestamp.

  • quarter(<DateTime>)<Number>

  • quarter(date_field)

  • quarter(now())

  • quarter(date('2021-01-01T01:00:00Z'))

year

Returns the year of the timestamp.

  • year(<DateTime>)<Number>

  • year(date_field)

  • year(now())

  • year(date('2021-01-01T01:00:00Z'))

month

Returns the month of the timestamp.

  • month(<DateTime>)<Number>

  • month(date_field)

  • month(now())

  • month(date('2021-01-01T01:00:00Z'))

Typecast

float

Casts the value to a float.

  • float(<Any>)<Float>

  • float(some_field)

  • float('10.9')

  • avg(cost) > float(10.9)

string

Casts the value to a string.

The string length for MySQL and PostgreSQL is limited to 8192 characters.

  • string(<Any>)<String>

  • string(some_field)

  • string('10.9')

int

Casts the value to an integer.

  • int(<Any>)<Int>

  • int(some_field)

  • int('10.9')

  • avg(cost) > int(10.9)

date

Casts the value to a timestamp.

  • date(<Ant>)<DateTime>

  • date(some_field)

  • date('2021-01-01T01:00:00Z')