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Operators

=

Description: Compares the values of the HLL or hll_hashval type to check whether they are the same.

Return type: Boolean

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--hll
gaussdb=# SELECT (hll_empty() || hll_hash_integer(1)) = (hll_empty() || hll_hash_integer(1));
column 
----------
 t
(1 row)

--hll_hashval
gaussdb=# SELECT hll_hash_integer(1) = hll_hash_integer(1);
 ?column? 
----------
 t
(1 row)

<> or !=

Description: Compares the values of the HLL or hll_hashval type to check whether they are different.

Return type: Boolean

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--hll
gaussdb=# SELECT (hll_empty() || hll_hash_integer(1)) <> (hll_empty() || hll_hash_integer(2));
 ?column? 
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 t
(1 row)

--hll_hashval
gaussdb=# SELECT hll_hash_integer(1) <> hll_hash_integer(2);
 ?column? 
----------
 t
(1 row)

||

Description: Represents the functions of hll_add, hll_union, and hll_add_rev.

Return type: HLL

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--hll_add
gaussdb=# SELECT hll_empty() || hll_hash_integer(1);
                                  ?column?
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 \x484c4c08000002002b0900000000000000f03f3e2921ff133fbaed3e2921ff133fbaed00
(1 row)

--hll_add_rev
gaussdb=# SELECT hll_hash_integer(1) || hll_empty();
                                  ?column?
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 \x484c4c08000002002b0900000000000000f03f3e2921ff133fbaed3e2921ff133fbaed00
(1 row)

--hll_union
gaussdb=# SELECT (hll_empty() || hll_hash_integer(1)) || (hll_empty() || hll_hash_integer(2));
                                          ?column?
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 \x484c4c10002000002b090000000000000000400000000000000000b3ccc49320cca1ae3e2921ff133fbaed00
(1 row)

#

Description: Calculates the number of distinct values of an HLL. It works the same as the hll_cardinality function.

Return type: int

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gaussdb=# SELECT #(hll_empty() || hll_hash_integer(1));
 ?column? 
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        1
(1 row)