xpath_float function

October 10, 2023

Applies to: check marked yes Databricks SQL check marked yes Databricks Runtime

Returns a FLOAT value from an XML document.

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Syntax 

xpath_float(xml, xpath)

Arguments

  • xml: A STRING expression of XML.

  • xpath: A STRING expression that is a well formed XPath.

Returns

The result is FLOAT.

The result is zero if no match is found, or NaN if a match is found but the value is non-numeric.

The function raises an error if xml or xpath are malformed.

Examples

SQL
> SELECT xpath_float('<a><b>1</b><b>2</b></a>', 'sum(a/b)');
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