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Logical Functions

Logical functions return value based on some logical conditions.

case when

case(when: condition_expression, then: value_expression, else: value_expression)
Examples
case(when: users.gender == 'm', then: 'male') // else: null

case(
when: users.gender == 'm', then: 'male',
when: users.gender == 'f', then: 'female',
else: 'others'
)

Description

The CASE statement goes through conditions and returns a value when the first condition is met (like an IF-THEN-ELSE statement).

Return type

Vary

Sample Usages

Given an AQL expression as below:

case(
when: users.gender == 'm', then: 'male',
when: users.gender == 'f', then: 'female',
else: 'others'
)

And the result would be:

gendercase
mmale
ffemale
mmale

and

  and(condition_expression, ...)
Examples
and(products.id >= 2, products.id <= 8)
and(products.id >= 2, products.id <= 8, products.id != 5)

Description

Logical AND compares between multiple Truefalse expressions and returns true when all expressions are true.

Return type

Truefalse

Example

Given an AQL expression as below:

and(products.id >= 2, products.id <= 8)

And the result would be:

idand
1false
2true
8true
9false

or

or(condition_expression, ...)
Examples
or(products.id <= 2, products.id >= 8)
or(products.id <= 2, products.id >= 8, products.id != 5)

Description

Logical OR compares between multiple Truefalse expressions and returns true when at least one expression is true.

Return type

Truefalse

Sample Usages

Given an AQL expression as below:

or(products.id <= 2, products.id >= 8)

And the result would be:

idor
1true
4false
7false
9true

not

not(condition_expression)
Examples
not(products.id <= 2)

Description

Logical NOT takes a single Truefalse expression and returns true when the expression is false.

Return type

Truefalse

Sample Usages

Given an AQL expression as below:

not(is(products.id, null))

And the result would be:

idnot
1true
false
3true
4true

is

danger

This function was deprecated in favor of the is operator and only kept for backward compatibility with Business Calculation. Please use the operator instead.

is(field_expression, value_expression)
Examples
is(products.id, null)

Description

Logical IS evaluates the given statement and return either true or false.

Return type

Truefalse

Sample Usages

Given an AQL expression as below:

is(products.id, null)

And the result would be:

idnot
1false
true
3false
4false

in

danger

This function was deprecated in favor of the in operator and only kept for backward compatibility with Business Calculation. Please use the operator instead.

in(field_expression, value_expression, value...)
Examples
in(users.name, 'bob', 'alice', 'jack)

Description

in operator takes a field expression and a list of values. Return true if that list of values contains the value of that field expression.

Return type

Boolean

Sample Usages

Given an AQL expression as below:

in(users.name, 'bob', 'alice', 'jack)

And the result would be:

namein
bobtrue
alicetrue
peterfalse

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