ENCODE_SORT_KEY (Lakehouse v2)

Encodes values into a binary sort key that preserves the sort order. Useful for compound sort keys.

Analyze Syntax

func.encode_sort_key(get_column(table, 'col1'), get_column(table, 'col2'))

Analyze Examples

func.encode_sort_key(get_column(table, 'name'), get_column(table, 'age'))

┌───────────────────┐
│ (binary sort key) │
└───────────────────┘

SQL Syntax

ENCODE_SORT_KEY(<expr1>[, <expr2>, ...])

SQL Examples

SELECT HEX(ENCODE_SORT_KEY('Alice', 30));

┌────────────────────────┐
│ (hex-encoded sort key) │
└────────────────────────┘