def coalesce(*arg):
for el in arg:
if el is not None:
return el
return None
2013/9/4 Russell Jurney
> Suggest if OP is aware of jython implementation, his question is resolved.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Sep 4, 2013, at 9:40 AM, Something Something
> wrote:
>
>
Serega - I think you missed this line:
"I know it will be very (very) easy to write this, but just don't want
to create one if one already exists."
There's a saying, don't code something that's already been coded! "Code
Reuse" for the win!
Anyway, seems like the simple answer is "NO, th
Suggest if OP is aware of jython implementation, his question is resolved.
Sent from my iPhone
On Sep 4, 2013, at 9:40 AM, Something Something
wrote:
> Serega - I think you missed this line:
>
> "I know it will be very (very) easy to write this, but just don't want
> to create one if one
https://github.com/mozilla-metrics/akela/blob/master/src/main/java/com/mozilla/pig/eval/Coalesce.java
On Wed, Sep 4, 2013 at 12:40 PM, Something Something
wrote:
> Serega - I think you missed this line:
>
> "I know it will be very (very) easy to write this, but just don't want
> to create one
On the other hand, if you use a java UDF, consider contributing it.
Sent from my iPhone
On Sep 4, 2013, at 9:10 AM, Serega Sheypak wrote:
> Use simple jython UDF. Its 3 lines of code
> 04.09.2013 18:04 пользователь "Sajid Raza" написал:
>
>> For my two cents' worth I agree, it's nicer to have
For my two cents' worth I agree, it's nicer to have coalesce than the
conditional operator.
On Sep 4, 2013, at 8:50 AM, Something Something
wrote:
> What if you've 10 fields?
>
>
> On Wed, Sep 4, 2013 at 4:30 AM, Ruslan Al-Fakikh wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I think you could mimic it with an exp
What if you've 10 fields?
On Wed, Sep 4, 2013 at 4:30 AM, Ruslan Al-Fakikh wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I think you could mimic it with an expression like this:
> b = foreach a generate ((field1 is null) ? ((field2 is null) ? null :
> field2) : field1);
>
> Hope that helps,
> Ruslan
>
>
> On Wed, Sep 4, 201
Use simple jython UDF. Its 3 lines of code
04.09.2013 18:04 пользователь "Sajid Raza" написал:
> For my two cents' worth I agree, it's nicer to have coalesce than the
> conditional operator.
>
> On Sep 4, 2013, at 8:50 AM, Something Something
> wrote:
>
> > What if you've 10 fields?
> >
> >
> >
Hi,
I think you could mimic it with an expression like this:
b = foreach a generate ((field1 is null) ? ((field2 is null) ? null :
field2) : field1);
Hope that helps,
Ruslan
On Wed, Sep 4, 2013 at 9:50 AM, Something Something <
mailinglist...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Is there a UDF in Piggybank (or
Is there a UDF in Piggybank (or somewhere) that will mimic functionality of
the COALESCE function in MySQL:
http://www.w3resource.com/mysql/comparision-functions-and-operators/coalesce-function.php
I know it will be very (very) easy to write this, but just don't want to
create one if one already
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