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array_position function

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Applies to: check marked yes Databricks SQL check marked yes Databricks Runtime

Returns the position of the first occurrence of element in array.

Syntax

array_position(array, element)

Arguments

  • array: An ARRAY with comparable elements.
  • element: An expression matching the types of the elements in array.

Returns

A long type.

Array indexing starts at 1. If the element value is NULL, a NULL is returned.

Examples

> SELECT array_position(array(3, 2, 1, 4, 1), 1);
 3
> SELECT array_position(array(3, NULL, 1), NULL)
 NULL