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ARRAY_MIN

description​

Get the minimum element in an array (NULL values are skipped). When the array is empty or all elements in the array are NULL values, the function returns NULL.

Syntax​

ARRAY_MIN(<arr>)

Parameters​

ParameterDescription
<arr>ARRAY array

Return Value​

Returns the smallest element in the array. Special cases:

  • NULL values in the array are skipped.
  • For an empty array or an array where all elements are NULL, the result is NULL.

example​

create table array_type_table(
k1 INT,
k2 Array<int>
)
duplicate key (k1)
distributed by hash(k1) buckets 1
properties(
'replication_num' = '1'
);
insert into array_type_table values (0, []), (1, [NULL]), (2, [1, 2, 3]), (3, [1, NULL, 3]);
select k2, array_min(k2) from array_type_table;
+--------------+-----------------+
| k2 | array_min(`k2`) |
+--------------+-----------------+
| [] | NULL |
| [NULL] | NULL |
| [1, 2, 3] | 1 |
| [1, NULL, 3] | 1 |
+--------------+-----------------+