A. merge()

Read(1281) Label: merge,

Description:

Merge multiple table sequences/record sequences.

Syntax:

A.merge (xi,…)

Note:

The function merges members of sequence A according to xi field in order.

 

By default, A(i) is treated as ordered by [xi,…]; when xi is absent and when no primary key is set for A(i) or A(i) is unordered, use @o option to simply concatenate members.

Parameter:

A

A sequence made up of multiple table sequences/record sequences of the same structure

xi

A field of A(i); if performing merge by multiple fields, use the comma to separate them, for example, x1,x2...; xi is by default the primary key ofA(i)

Option:

@u

Remove the duplicates from the table sequence/record sequence generated from unioning members of A(i)s in certain order; records with same xi have same corresponding members of A(i)

@i

Return a table sequence/record sequence composed of the common members of A(i)s

@d

Generate a new table sequence/record sequence by removing members of A(2)&…A(n) from A(1).

@o

Do not assume that A(i) is ordered by [xi,…], and thus simply concatenate members instead of performing the merge operation

@0

Put records with null values at the end

@x

Remove common members of A(i) and union the other members to generate a new table sequence/sequence

Return value:

Table sequence/record sequence

Example:

Order-based MERGE:

 

A

 

1

=demo.query("select top 6 * from DEPT order by FATHER ").sort(DEPTID,DEPTNAME)

Return a table sequence ordered by DEPTID and DEPTNAME:

2

=demo.query("select * from DEPT  where DEPTID <8 order by FATHER").sort(DEPTID,DEPTNAME)

Return a table sequence ordered by DEPTID and DEPTNAME:

3

=[A1,A2].merge(DEPTID,DEPTNAME)

Merge A1 and A2 according to DEPTID and DEPTNAME in order:

 

MERGE by the primary key when xi is by default the primary key of A(i):

 

A

 

1

=connect("demo").query("select top 6 * from DEPT order by FATHER ").keys(DEPTID).sort(DEPTID)

Return a table sequence using DEPTID as the primary key:

2

=connect("demo").query("select * from DEPT  where DEPTID <8 order by FATHER").keys(DEPTID).sort(DEPTID)

Return a table sequence using DEPTID as the primary key:

3

=[A1,A2].merge()

Merge A1 and A2 according to primary key DEPTID as parameter xi is absent:

 

Other methods of MERGE:

 

A

 

1

=connect("demo").query("select top 6 * from DEPT order by FATHER ").keys(DEPTID).sort(DEPTID)

Return a table sequence using DEPTID as the primary key:

2

=connect("demo").query("select * from DEPT  where DEPTID <8 order by FATHER").keys(DEPTID).sort(DEPTID)

Return a table sequence using DEPTID as the primary key:

3

=[A1,A2].merge@u()

Merge A1 and A2 according to primary key DEPTID as parameter xi is absent, and use @u option to remove duplicate records having same DEPTID:

4

=[A1,A2].merge@i()

Merge A1 and A2 according to primary key DEPTID as parameter xi is absent, and use @i option to retain only common members of A1 and A2:

5

=[A1,A2].merge@d()

Merge A1 and A2 according to primary key DEPTID as parameter xi is absent, and use @d option to return a sequence of members of A2 from which members of A1 is removed:

6

=[A1,A2].merge@x()

Merge A1 and A2 according to primary key DEPTID as parameter xi is absent, and use @x option to return a sequence of members of both A1 and A2 from which their common members are removed:

 

Use @o option to simply concatenate records instead of performing the order-based MERGE:

 

A

 

1

=connect("demo").query("select top 6 * from DEPT order by FATHER ")

Return a table sequence:

2

=connect("demo").query("select * from DEPT  where DEPTID <8 order by FATHER")

Return a table sequence:

3

=[A1,A2].merge@o()

Records of A1 and A2 are unordered; use @o option to simly concatenate them without sorting:

 

Use @0 option to place records whose primary keys are null at the end:

 

A

 

1

=connect("demo").query("select top 6 * from DEPT order by FATHER ").keys(DEPTID).sort(DEPTID)

Return a table sequence:

2

=connect("demo").query("select * from DEPT  where DEPTID <8 order by FATHER").keys(DEPTID).sort(DEPTID)

 

3

=A2(7).modify(null:DEPTID)

Now this is data of A2’s table sequence:

4

=[A1,A2].merge()

5

=[A1,A2].merge@0()

Merge A1 and A2 according to primary key DEPTID as parameter xi is absent, and use @0 option to place records where DEPTID is null at the end:

 

 

Related functions:

CS.merge()