distinct

Syntax

distinct(X)

Arguments

X is a vector.

Details

Return the distinct elements from vector X. The order of the elements in the result is not guaranteed.

Examples

distinct 4 5 5 2 3;
// output
[3,2,5,4]

t=table(3 1 2 2 3 as x);
select distinct x from t;
distinct_x
2
1
3
select sort(distinct(x)) as x from t;
x
1
2
3

The function distinct returns a vector, while the function set returns a set.

x=set(4 5 5 2 3);
x;
// output
set(3,2,5,4)

x.intersection(set(2 5));
// output
set(2,5)