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.TH Extend
.PP
Extends input tuples with derived/computed attributes
.SH Signature
.PP
.RS
.nf
extend(operand: Relation, ext: TupleComputation) \-> Relation
.fi
.RE
.SH Examples
.PP
.RS
.nf
extend(suppliers,
  big:   \->(t){ t.name.upcase },
  small: \->(t){ t.name.downcase })
.fi
.RE
.SH Description
.PP
Computes a relation which is the same as \fB\fCoperand\fR, except that each of
its tuples has new attributes whose value is the result of evaluating the
tuple expressions specified in \fB\fCext\fR\&.
.SH Implementation notes
.PP
As of current Alf version, this operator cannot be translated to SQL code.
In other words, all computations are done in ruby, which may seriously
hurt performance.
.PP
Similarly, as \fB\fCextend\fR tends to be a showstopper during compilation, it is
strongly recommended to use it as high as possible in query expressions
trees so as to delegate the largest possible query parts to data engines.

Version data entries

3 entries across 3 versions & 1 rubygems

Version	Path
alf-shell-0.16.3	doc/man/extend.man
alf-shell-0.16.2	doc/man/extend.man
alf-shell-0.16.1	doc/man/extend.man