docs-v2/content/flux/v0/stdlib/internal/debug/null.md

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debug.null() function	`debug.null()` returns the null value with a given type.	flux_v0_ref name parent identifier debug.null internal/debug internal/debug/null	201	0.179.0

debug.null() returns the null value with a given type.

Function type signature

(?type: string) => A where A: Basic

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Parameters

type

Null type.

Supported types:

• string
• bytes
• int
• uint
• float
• bool
• time
• duration
• regexp

Examples

Include null values in an ad hoc stream of tables

import "array"
import "internal/debug"

array.from(rows: [{a: 1, b: 2, c: 3}, {a: debug.null(type: "int"), b: 5, c: 6}])

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Output data

a	b	c
1	2	3
	5	6

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