PQL XOR()

The Xor() query performs a set xor on the row calls passed as arguments. This is equivalent to a symmetric difference over two or more sets.

Xor() is a row call.

Call Definition

Xor(ROW_CALL, ... )

Mandatory Arguments

ROW_CALL : a row call (set of record IDs / keys)

Optional Arguments

... : Any number of additional row call seperated by commas

Returns

list of record IDs or record keys

Examples

Data:

Index: customer (non keyed index)

 _id | age (Int) | has_purchased (Set)          | last_purchase (Timestamp)
-----+-----------+------------------------------+---------------------------
 0   |    23     | ["brand1","brand2"]          | 2021-01-05T08:30:00Z
 1   |    31     | ["brand1","brand3"]          | 2020-09-12T12:30:00Z
 2   |    28     | ["brand1","brand3","brand4"] | 2021-08-06T16:15:00Z
 3   |    19     | []                           | null
 4   |    25     | ["brand1","brand4"]          | 2021-10-01T20:45:00Z
 5   |    40     | ["brand4"]                   | 2022-01-13T11:00:00Z

Example 1

Which users have purchased from brand1 or brand4 but not both?

Query

[customer]Xor(
  Row(has_purchased = brand1),
  Row(has_purchased = brand4)
)

Tabular Response

 _id
-----
 0
 1
 2
 5

HTTP Response

{
  "results": [
    {
      "columns": [
        0,
        1,
        2,
        5
      ]
    }
  ]
}

Explanation

Row(has_purchased = brand1) returns [0,1,2,4] and Row(has_purchased = brand4) returns [4,5]. [0,1,2,5] are the records that can be found but aren’t in both sets.