Seems like you would want the results as:
7
3
Here is one way to get the maximum value for a collection of columns with a
case statement.
(this not done in Hive but hive case statements should work same way)
## data in table xyz
select * from xyz ;
c1 | c2 | c3
----+----+----
2 | 1 | 3
3 | 2 | 1
1 | 2 | 3
(3 rows)
## Use case statements
select
case when (c1 > c2) and (c1 > c3 ) then c1
when (c2 > c1) and (c2 > c3 ) then c2
else c3
end max_col
from xyz
;
## results
max_col
---------
3
3
3
(3 rows)
From: Sachin Sudarshana [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Friday, March 01, 2013 11:47 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Finding maximum across a row
Hi,
Is there any function/method to find the maximum across a row in hive?
Suppose i have a table like this:
ColA ColB ColC
2 5 7
3 2 1
I want the function to return
7
1
Its urgently required. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
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Thanks and Regards,
Sachin Sudarshana
