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    Array elements are distinct

    Supported in: Batch, Streaming

    Returns true if the array's elements are distinct, false otherwise. If the array is null, the returned value is false.

    Expression categories: Array, Boolean

    Declared arguments

    • Expression - An array that could contain duplicate elements.
      Expression<Array<ComparableType>>

    Output type: Boolean

    Examples

    Example 1: Base case

    Argument values:

    • Expression: part_ids
    part_idsOutput
    [ ABC-123, DCE-123, EFG-123 ]true
    [ ABC-123, ABC-123, EFG-123 ]false

    Example 2: Base case

    Argument values:

    • Expression: part_ids
    part_idsOutput
    [ ]true

    Example 3: Null case

    Argument values:

    • Expression: part_ids
    part_idsOutput
    [ ABC-123, null ]true
    [ ABC-123, null, ABC-123 ]false
    [ null, null ]false

    Example 4: Null case

    Argument values:

    • Expression: part_ids
    part_idsOutput
    nullfalse
    [ ABC-123, EFG-123 ]true

    Example 5: Edge case

    Argument values:

    • Expression: part_ids
    part_idsOutput
    [ [ ABC-123, EFG-123 ], [ ABC-123, EFG-123 ] ]false
    [ [ ABC-123, EFG-123 ], [ ABC-123, XYZ-123 ] ]true
    [ [ ABC-123, EFG-123 ], [ EFG-123, ABC-123 ] ]true

    Example 6: Edge case

    Argument values:

    • Expression: address
    addressOutput
    [ {
     city: New York,
     street: Broadway,
    }, {
     city: New York,
     street: Broadway,
    } ]    		false
    [ {
     city: New York,
     street: Broadway,
    }, {
     city: Los Angeles,
     street: Hoover Street,
    } ]    		true