iRakson commented on a change in pull request #27759: [SPARK-31008][SQL]Support json_array_length function URL: https://github.com/apache/spark/pull/27759#discussion_r387614304
########## File path: sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/expressions/jsonExpressions.scala ########## @@ -781,3 +782,65 @@ case class SchemaOfJson( override def prettyName: String = "schema_of_json" } + +/** + * A function that returns number of elements in outer Json Array. + */ +@ExpressionDescription( + usage = "_FUNC_(jsonArray) - Returns length of the jsonArray", + arguments = """ + jsonArray - A JSON array is required as argument. `Analysis Exception` is thrown if any other + valid JSON expression is passed. `NULL` is returned in case of invalid JSON. + """, + examples = """ + Examples: + > SELECT _FUNC_('[1,2,3,4]'); + 4 + > SELECT _FUNC_('[1,2,3,{"f1":1,"f2":[5,6]},4]'); Review comment: Actually i wanted it to work like other `json_array_length` functions, which take any input and result length. I can change its implementation, if required. ---------------------------------------------------------------- This is an automated message from the Apache Git Service. To respond to the message, please log on to GitHub and use the URL above to go to the specific comment. For queries about this service, please contact Infrastructure at: us...@infra.apache.org With regards, Apache Git Services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: reviews-unsubscr...@spark.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: reviews-h...@spark.apache.org