Array union

Supported in: Batch, Streaming

Removes duplicates and unions a list of arrays.

Expression categories: Array

Declared arguments

  • Expressions - A list of arrays to union.
    List<Expression<Array<T>>>

Type variable bounds: T accepts AnyType

Output type: Array<T>

Examples

Example 1: Base case

Argument values:

  • Expressions: [[ 1, 2, 3 ], [ 3, 4 ]]

Output: [ 1, 2, 3, 4 ]


Example 2: Base case

Argument values:

  • Expressions: [[ 1, 2, 3 ], [ 3, 4 ], [ 4, 5 ]]

Output: [ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ]


Example 3: Base case

Description: Duplicates are removed. Argument values:

  • Expressions: [[ 1, 1 ], [ 1 ]]

Output: [ 1 ]


Example 4: Null case

Argument values:

  • Expressions: [first_array, second_array]
first_arraysecond_arrayOutput
[ 1, 2, 3 ]null[ 1, 2, 3 ]
nullnull[ ]