array_rotate_left()
Applies to: ✅ Azure Data Explorer ✅ Azure Monitor ✅ Microsoft Sentinel
Rotates values inside a dynamic array to the left.
Syntax
array_rotate_left(array, rotate_count)
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Parameters
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| array | dynamic |
✔️ | The array to rotate. |
| rotate_count | integer | ✔️ | The number of positions that array elements will be rotated to the left. If the value is negative, the elements will be rotated to the right. |
Returns
Dynamic array containing the same elements as the original array with each element rotated according to rotate_count.
Examples
Rotating to the left by two positions:
print arr=dynamic([1,2,3,4,5])
| extend arr_rotated=array_rotate_left(arr, 2)
Output
| arr | arr_rotated |
|---|---|
| [1,2,3,4,5] | [3,4,5,1,2] |
Rotating to the right by two positions by using negative rotate_count value:
print arr=dynamic([1,2,3,4,5])
| extend arr_rotated=array_rotate_left(arr, -2)
Output
| arr | arr_rotated |
|---|---|
| [1,2,3,4,5] | [4,5,1,2,3] |
Related content
- To rotate an array to the right, use array_rotate_right().
- To shift an array to the left, use array_shift_left().
- To shift an array to the right, use array_shift_right()