Categories:: Semi-structured and Structured Data Functions (Array/Object)

ARRAY_MIN¶

Given an input ARRAY, returns the element with the lowest value that is not a SQL NULL. If the input ARRAY is empty or contains only SQL NULL elements, this function returns NULL.

Syntax¶

ARRAY_MIN( <array> )

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Arguments¶

array: The input ARRAY.

Returns¶

This function returns a VARIANT that contains the element with the lowest value that is not a SQL NULL.

The function returns NULL if array is NULL, empty, or contains only SQL NULL elements.

Usage Notes¶

A SQL NULL is distinct from an explicit null value in semi-structured data (for example, a JSON null in JSON data). Explicit null values are considered when identifying the element with the lowest value.

Examples¶

The following example returns a VARIANT containing the element with the lowest value in an ARRAY constant:

SELECT ARRAY_MIN([20, 0, NULL, 10, NULL]);

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+------------------------------------+
| ARRAY_MIN([20, 0, NULL, 10, NULL]) |
|------------------------------------|
| 0                                  |
+------------------------------------+

The following example demonstrates that the function returns NULL if the input ARRAY is empty:

SELECT ARRAY_MIN([]);

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+---------------+
| ARRAY_MIN([]) |
|---------------|
| NULL          |
+---------------+

The following example demonstrates that the function returns NULL if the input ARRAY contains only SQL NULLs:

SELECT ARRAY_MIN([NULL, NULL, NULL]);

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+-------------------------+
| ARRAY_MIN([NULL, NULL]) |
|-------------------------|
| NULL                    |
+-------------------------+