This query is also called a NULL query or NULL-value query. This query is used for sparse data to determine whether a column in a row exists. For example, you can query the rows in which the value of the address column is not empty.

Note
  • If you want to query whether a column is empty, you must use ExistsQuery in combination with MustNotQueries in BoolQuery.
  • Assume that a column does not exist. The city column is used in the example.
    • The city column does not exist in the row.
    • The city column is an empty array. ("city" = "[]").

Prerequisites

  • The OTSClient instance is initialized. For more information, see Initialization.
  • A data table is created. Data is written to the table.
  • A search index is created for the table. For more information, see Create search indexes.

Parameters

Parameter Description
TableName The name of the table.
IndexName The name of the search index.
Query Sets the query type to ExistsQuery.
FieldName The name of the column.

Examples

The following code provides an example on how to query the rows where the city column contains values: 

func ExitsQuery(client *tablestore.TableStoreClient, tableName string, indexName string) {
    searchRequest := &tablestore.SearchRequest{}
    searchRequest.SetTableName(tableName)
    searchRequest.SetIndexName(indexName)
    query := &search.TermQuery{} // Set the query type to ExitsQuery.
    query.FieldName = "city" // Set the column name.
    searchQuery := search.NewSearchQuery()
    searchQuery.SetQuery(query)
    searchQuery.SetGetTotalCount(true)
    searchRequest.SetSearchQuery(searchQuery)
    // Return all columns.
    searchRequest.SetColumnsToGet(&tablestore.ColumnsToGet{
        ReturnAll:true,
    })
    searchResponse, err := client.Search(searchRequest)
    if err != nil {
        fmt.Printf("%#v", err)
        return
    }
    fmt.Println("IsAllSuccess: ", searchResponse.IsAllSuccess) // Check whether all data is returned.
    fmt.Println("TotalCount: ", searchResponse.TotalCount) // Display the total number of matched rows.
    fmt.Println("RowCount: ", len(searchResponse.Rows))
    for _, row := range searchResponse.Rows {
        jsonBody, err := json.Marshal(row)
        if err != nil {
            panic(err)
        }
        fmt.Println("Row: ", string(jsonBody))
    }
}