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is it possible to have expression in case command for argument Y?

billchen99k
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is it possible to have expression in case command for argument Y?

case(x,y)

|eval test=case(x=="X", 'a+b') 

The Y argument, instead of a strings or number, can it be an expression like field a + field b?

 

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richgalloway
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The Y argument can be anything valid for an eval statement.  IOW, if

| eval test=Y

works then

| eval test=case(X, Y)

should also work.

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billchen99k
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Thank you for reply. I did a simple test on simple text event data and |eval test=case(x=="X", a+b) does work.

 

richgalloway
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