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Select Array Element

The Select Array Element processor extracts a numbered element from an array into a new attribute.

Use

Use this process to select a single element from an array for further processing. For example, if you have split the values in an attribute using Make Array from String into an array, you may use Select Array Element to extract the elements into new attributes.

Configuration

Inputs

A single Array attribute from which to select an array element

Options

Option	Type	Purpose	Default Value
Array index	Number	Specifies the numbered element in the array that you wish to select and extract	1
Count from end?	Yes/No	Determines whether or not to count from the end of the array attribute rather than from the beginning	No

Outputs

Data attributes

Data attribute	Type	Purpose	Value
ArrayElement	Derived	Holds the selected array element	The value of the selected array element

Flags

None

Execution

Execution Mode	Supported
Batch	Yes
Real time Monitoring	Yes
Real time Response	Yes

Results Browsing

The Select Array Element transformer presents no summary statistics on its processing.

In the Data view, the input array attribute is shown with the new selected element attribute to its right.

Output Filters

None. All records input are output.

Example

In this example, Select Array Element is used to extract the first element from a NAME array into a new attribute: