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MaxCompute:MAP_KEYS

Last Updated:Mar 26, 2026

Returns all keys in a MAP as an array.

Syntax

array<K> map_keys(map<K, V> <a>)

Parameters

ParameterRequiredTypeDescription
aYesmap<K, V>A MAP value. K and V are the key type and value type of the map.

Return value

Returns an array<K> containing the keys of the input map.

If the input map is null, null is returned.

Examples

Query with table data

The following example returns all keys from the t_map column in the t_table_map table.

Table schema and data:

+------+---------------------------+
| c1   | t_map                     |
+------+---------------------------+
| 1000 | {k11:86, k21:15}          |
| 1001 | {k12:97, k22:2}           |
| 1002 | {k13:99, k23:1}           |
+------+---------------------------+

c1 is of type BIGINT. t_map is of type MAP<STRING, BIGINT>.

-- Return the keys in the t_map column as an array.
SELECT c1, map_keys(t_map) FROM t_table_map;

Output:

+------+------------+
| c1   | _c1        |
+------+------------+
| 1000 | [k11, k21] |
| 1001 | [k12, k22] |
| 1002 | [k13, k23] |
+------+------------+

Related functions

MAP_KEYS is a complex type function. For all functions that process ARRAY, MAP, STRUCT, and JSON data, see Complex type functions.