Mathematical

abs

Mathematical evaluation function that returns a number's absolute value. Use this scalar function with the eval or the filter streaming functions. Numbers can be type int, long, float, or double.

Function Input

number

Function Output

number

SPL2 example

Returns the absolute values of the numeric field number.

... | eval absnum=abs(number);

ceiling

Mathematical evaluation function that rounds a number up to the next highest integer. Returns the result as a double. Use this scalar function with the eval or the filter streaming functions. Numbers can be type int, long, float, or double.

Function Input

number

Function Output

double

SPL2 example

The following example returns n=2.

...| eval n=ceil(1.9);

exponential

Mathematical evaluation function that takes a number X and returns the exponential eˣ as a double. Use this scalar function with the eval or the filter streaming functions. Numbers can be type int, long, float, or double.

Function Input

number

Function Output

double

SPL2 example

Returns 2.718281828459045 as a double.

... | eval n=exp(1);

floor

Mathematical evaluation function that rounds a number down to the nearest integer. Returns the result as a double. Use this scalar function with the eval or the filter streaming functions. Numbers can be type int, long, float, or double.

Function Input

number

Function Output

double

SPL2 example

Returns 1 as a double.

... | eval n=floor(1.2);

logarithm

This function takes either one or two numeric arguments and returns the logarithm of the first argument X using the second argument Y as the base. If the second argument Y is omitted, this function evaluates the logarithm of number X with base 10. Use this scalar function with the eval or the filter streaming functions. Numbers can be type int, long, float, or double.

Function Input

input: number

base: number

Function Output

double

SPL2 example

Returns 4 as a double.

... | eval n=log(16,2);

natural logarithm

Mathematical evaluation function that takes a number and returns its natural logarithm as a double. Returns null for invalid values. Use this scalar function with the eval or the filter streaming functions. Numbers can be type int, long, float, or double.

Function Input

number

Function Output

double

SPL2 example

Returns 0 as a double.

... | eval n=ln(1);

pi

Mathematical evaluation function that takes no arguments, but returns the constant pi to 20 digits of precision. Use this scalar function with the eval or the filter streaming functions.

Function Input

null

Function Output

double

SPL2 example

Returns 3.14159265358979323846 as a double.

... | eval n=pi();

power of base

Mathematical evaluation function that takes two numeric arguments, X and Y, and returns X^Y as a double. Use this scalar function with the eval or the filter streaming functions. Numbers can be type int, long, float, or double.

Function Input

base: number

exp: number

Function Output

double

SPL2 example

Returns 4 as a double.

... | eval n=pow(2,2);

random integer

Mathematical evaluation function that takes no arguments, but returns a number ranging from 0 to 2³¹-1 as an integer. Use this scalar function with the eval or the filter streaming functions.

Function Input

null

Function Output

integer

SPL2 example

Returns a random number between 0 and 2³¹-1 as an integer.

... | eval n=randomint();

round value

Mathematical evaluation function that takes two numeric arguments, X and Y, and returns X rounded to the amount of decimal places specified by Y. Use this scalar function with the eval or the filter streaming functions.

Function Input

num_dec: integer

value: double

Function Output

double

SPL2 example

Returns 2.56 as a double.

...| eval n=round(cast(2.555d, "double"), 2);

round value

Mathematical evaluation function that takes a numeric argument X and returns X rounded to the nearest whole number. Use this scalar function with the eval or the filter streaming functions.

Function Input

double

Function Output

double

SPL2 example

Returns 3.0 as a double.

...| eval n=round(cast(2.555d, "double"));

square root

Mathematical evaluation function that takes a number X and returns its square root. Use this scalar function with the eval or the filter streaming functions. Numbers can be type int, long, float, or double.

Function Input

number

Function Output

double

SPL2 example

Returns 10 as a double.

... | eval n=sqrt(100);