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array_distinct

array_distinct​

array_distinct

description​

Syntax​

ARRAY<T> array_distinct(ARRAY<T> arr)

Return the array which has been removed duplicate values. Return NULL for NULL input.

notice​

Only supported in vectorized engine

example​

mysql> select k1, k2, array_distinct(k2) from array_test;
+------+-----------------------------+---------------------------+
| k1 | k2 | array_distinct(k2) |
+------+-----------------------------+---------------------------+
| 1 | [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] | [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] |
| 2 | [6, 7, 8] | [6, 7, 8] |
| 3 | [] | [] |
| 4 | NULL | NULL |
| 5 | [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1] | [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] |
| 6 | [1, 2, 3, NULL] | [1, 2, 3, NULL] |
| 7 | [1, 2, 3, NULL, NULL] | [1, 2, 3, NULL] |
+------+-----------------------------+---------------------------+

mysql> select k1, k2, array_distinct(k2) from array_test01;
+------+------------------------------------------+---------------------------+
| k1 | k2 | array_distinct(`k2`) |
+------+------------------------------------------+---------------------------+
| 1 | ['a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e'] | ['a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e'] |
| 2 | ['f', 'g', 'h'] | ['f', 'g', 'h'] |
| 3 | [''] | [''] |
| 3 | [NULL] | [NULL] |
| 5 | ['a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e', 'a', 'b', 'c'] | ['a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e'] |
| 6 | NULL | NULL |
| 7 | ['a', 'b', NULL] | ['a', 'b', NULL] |
| 8 | ['a', 'b', NULL, NULL] | ['a', 'b', NULL] |
+------+------------------------------------------+---------------------------+

keywords​

ARRAY, DISTINCT, ARRAY_DISTINCT