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The sum() function computes the sum of non-null records in a specified column. sum() is an aggregate function.

sum(column: "_value")

Parameters

column

The column on which to operate. Default is "_value".

tables

Input data. Default is piped-forward data (<-).

Examples

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import "sampledata"

sampledata.int()
    |> sum()

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Input data

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Output data

tag	_value
t1	51

tag	_value
t2	53
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