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Semi-structured and structured data functions (Array/Object)

ARRAY_CONTAINS

Returns TRUE if the specified value is found in the specified array.

Syntax

ARRAY_CONTAINS( <value_expr> , <array> )
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Arguments

value_expr

Value to find in array.

array

The array to search.

Returns

This function returns a value of BOOLEAN type or NULL:

  • The function returns TRUE if value_expr is present in array.

  • The function returns FALSE if value_expr is not present in array.

  • The function returns NULL if the value_expr argument is NULL and there are no NULL values in the array.

    If the value_expr argument is NULL and there is a NULL value in the array, the function returns TRUE.

Usage notes

The function does not support wildcards in value_expr. However, you can use the ARRAY_TO_STRING function to convert an array to a string, then search the string with wildcard characters. For example, you can specify wildcards to search the returned string using the [ NOT ] LIKE and REGEXP_LIKE functions.

Examples

The following queries use the ARRAY_CONTAINS function in a SELECT list:

SELECT ARRAY_CONTAINS('hello'::VARIANT, ARRAY_CONSTRUCT('hello', 'hi'));
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+------------------------------------------------------------------+
| ARRAY_CONTAINS('HELLO'::VARIANT, ARRAY_CONSTRUCT('HELLO', 'HI')) |
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
| True                                                             |
+------------------------------------------------------------------+

SELECT ARRAY_CONTAINS('hello'::VARIANT, ARRAY_CONSTRUCT('hola', 'bonjour'));
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+----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| ARRAY_CONTAINS('HELLO'::VARIANT, ARRAY_CONSTRUCT('HOLA', 'BONJOUR')) |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| False                                                                |
+----------------------------------------------------------------------+

SELECT ARRAY_CONTAINS(NULL, ARRAY_CONSTRUCT('hola', 'bonjour'));
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+----------------------------------------------------------+
| ARRAY_CONTAINS(NULL, ARRAY_CONSTRUCT('HOLA', 'BONJOUR')) |
|----------------------------------------------------------|
| NULL                                                     |
+----------------------------------------------------------+

SELECT ARRAY_CONTAINS(NULL, ARRAY_CONSTRUCT('hola', NULL));
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+-----------------------------------------------------+
| ARRAY_CONTAINS(NULL, ARRAY_CONSTRUCT('HOLA', NULL)) |
|-----------------------------------------------------|
| True                                                |
+-----------------------------------------------------+

The following query uses the ARRAY_CONTAINS function in a WHERE clause. First, create a table with an ARRAY column and insert data:

CREATE OR REPLACE TABLE array_example (id INT, array_column ARRAY);

INSERT INTO array_example (id, array_column)
  SELECT 1, ARRAY_CONSTRUCT(1, 2, 3);

INSERT INTO array_example (id, array_column)
  SELECT 2, ARRAY_CONSTRUCT(4, 5, 6);

SELECT * FROM array_example;
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+----+--------------+
| ID | ARRAY_COLUMN |
|----+--------------|
|  1 | [            |
|    |   1,         |
|    |   2,         |
|    |   3          |
|    | ]            |
|  2 | [            |
|    |   4,         |
|    |   5,         |
|    |   6          |
|    | ]            |
+----+--------------+

Run a query that specifies the value to find for value_expr and the ARRAY column for array:

SELECT * FROM array_example WHERE ARRAY_CONTAINS(5, array_column);
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+----+--------------+
| ID | ARRAY_COLUMN |
|----+--------------|
|  2 | [            |
|    |   4,         |
|    |   5,         |
|    |   6          |
|    | ]            |
+----+--------------+
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