Generic functions

Generic Functions

Name Description
CONCAT Concatenates two or more values of same type.
LENGTH Calculates the length of a String, Bytes, Array, Vector, or Map.
REVERSE Reverses a String, Bytes, or Array.

Client Examples

Node.js
concat(constant("Author ID: "), field("authorId"));

Web

concat(constant("Author ID: "), field("authorId"));
Swift
let displayString = Constant("Author ID: ").concat([Field("authorId")])

Kotlin

val displayString = constant("Author ID: ").concat(field("authorId"))

Java

Expression displayString = constant("Author ID: ").concat(field("authorId"));
Python
Constant.of("Author ID: ").concat(Field.of("authorId"))

CONCAT

Syntax:

concat[T <: STRING | BYTES | ARRAY](values:T ...) -> T

Description:

Concatenates two or more values of same type.

Examples:

values concat(values)
"abc", "def" "abcdef"
[1, 2], [3, 4] [1, 2, 3, 4]
b"abc", b"def" b"abcdef"
"abc", [1,2,3], "ghi" error
[1,2,3] error
"abc", null null

LENGTH

Syntax:

length[T <: STRING | BYTES | ARRAY | VECTOR | MAP](value: T) -> INT64

Description:

Calculates the length of a String, Bytes, Array, Vector, or Map value.

Examples:

value length(value)
"hello" 5
[1, 2, 3, 4] 4
b"abcde" 5
null null
1 error

REVERSE

Syntax:

reverse[T <: STRING | BYTES | ARRAY](value: T) -> T

Description:

Reverses a String, Bytes, or Array value.

Examples:

value reverse(value)
"hello" "olleh"
[1, 2, 3] [3, 2, 1]
b"abc" b"cba"
23 error
null null