So the explode output should be in the order of the array or the map you are exploding.
I think you could use rank or row-sequence to give the exploded attay a number. If that does not wok adding a new udf might make more sence then extwnding in this case.: On Friday, July 26, 2013, <nikolaus.st...@researchgate.net> wrote: > Hi, > > I'd like to make a patch that extends the functionality of "explode" to include an output column with the position of each item in the original array. > > I imagine this could be useful to the greater community and am wondering if I should extend the current explode function or if I should write a completely new function. Any thoughts on what will be more useful and more likely to be added to the hive-trunk would be greatly appreciated. > > Thanks, > Niko > >
