make_list_with_nulls() (aggregation function)
Applies to: ✅ Microsoft Fabric ✅ Azure Data Explorer ✅ Azure Monitor ✅ Microsoft Sentinel
Creates a dynamic
array of all the values of expr in the group, including null values.
Note
This function is used in conjunction with the summarize operator.
Syntax
make_list_with_nulls(
expr)
Learn more about syntax conventions.
Parameters
Name | Type | Required | Description |
---|---|---|---|
expr | string |
✔️ | The expression that to use to create the array. |
Returns
Returns a dynamic
JSON object (array) of all the values of expr in the group, including null values.
If the input to the summarize
operator isn't sorted, the order of elements in the resulting array is undefined.
If the input to the summarize
operator is sorted, the order of elements in the resulting array tracks that of the input.
Tip
Use the array_sort_asc()
or array_sort_desc()
function to create an ordered list by some key.
Example
The following example shows null values in the results.
let shapes = datatable (name:string , sideCount: int)
[
"triangle", int(null),
"square", 4,
"rectangle", 4,
"pentagon", 5,
"hexagon", 6,
"heptagon", 7,
"octagon", 8,
"nonagon", 9,
"decagon", 10
];
shapes
| summarize mylist = make_list_with_nulls(sideCount)
Output
mylist |
---|
[null,4,4,5,6,7,8,9,10] |