groupArraySorted

Returns an array with the first N items in ascending order.

groupArraySorted

Introduced in: v24.2.0

Returns an array with the first N items in ascending order.

Syntax

groupArraySorted(N)(column)

Parameters

• N — The number of elements to return. UInt64

Arguments

• column — Column for which to group into an array. Any

Returned value

Returns an array with the first N items in ascending order. Array

Examples

Getting first 10 numbers

Query

SELECT groupArraySorted(10)(number) FROM numbers(100);

Response

┌─groupArraySorted(10)(number)─┐
│ [0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9]        │
└──────────────────────────────┘

String sorting example

Query

SELECT groupArraySorted(5)(str) FROM (SELECT toString(number) AS str FROM numbers(5));

Response

┌─groupArraySorted(5)(str)─┐
│ ['0','1','2','3','4']    │
└──────────────────────────┘