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Adds a new column that returns the length of a string.
For arrays, sets and map data types, the operation is called size.
How does it work in the search window?
Select Create column field in the search window toolbar, then select the Length operation. You need to specify one argument:
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String mandatory | string |
The data type of the values in the new column is integerfield is integer.
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Automatic conversion Fields of a different data type will be automatically converted to the correct data type for the operation, if possible. When not possible, you must first convert the field to the expected data type. |
Example
In the demosiem.logtrust.ecommerceweb.dataactivity table, we want to know the length of the strings in the userAgent columnheaders field. To do it, we will create a new column field using the Length operation.
The arguments needed to create the new column field are:
String - userAgent columnheaders field
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Click Create column and you will see the following result:
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Use the operator select... as... and add the operation syntax to create the new column. This is the syntax for the Length operation:
length(string)
Example
You can copy the following LINQ script and try the above example on the demo.ecommerce.data table.
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from demo.ecommerce.data select length(userAgent) as userAgent_ |