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file	merge.hpp

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std::unique_ptr< cudf::table >	cudf::merge (std::vector< table_view > const &tables_to_merge, std::vector< cudf::size_type > const &key_cols, std::vector< cudf::order > const &column_order, std::vector< cudf::null_order > const &null_precedence={}, rmm::cuda_stream_view stream=cudf::get_default_stream(), rmm::device_async_resource_ref mr=cudf::get_current_device_resource_ref())
	Merge a set of sorted tables. More...

Detailed Description

Function Documentation

merge()

std::unique_ptr<cudf::table> cudf::merge	(	std::vector< table_view > const &	tables_to_merge,
		std::vector< cudf::size_type > const &	key_cols,
		std::vector< cudf::order > const &	column_order,
		std::vector< cudf::null_order > const &	null_precedence = {},
		rmm::cuda_stream_view	stream = cudf::get_default_stream(),
		rmm::device_async_resource_ref	mr = cudf::get_current_device_resource_ref()
	)

Merge a set of sorted tables.

Merges sorted tables into one sorted table containing data from all tables. The key columns of each table must be sorted according to the parameters (cudf::column_order and cudf::null_order) specified for that column.

Example 1:
input:
table 1 => col 1 {0, 1, 2, 3}
           col 2 {4, 5, 6, 7}
table 2 => col 1 {1, 2}
           col 2 {8, 9}
table 3 => col 1 {2, 4}
           col 2 {8, 9}
output:
table => col 1 {0, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 4}
         col 2 {4, 5, 8, 6, 8, 9, 7, 9}

Example 2:
input:
table 1 => col 0 {1, 0}
           col 1 {'c', 'b'}
           col 2 {RED, GREEN}
 
 
table 2 => col 0 {1}
           col 1 {'a'}
           col 2 {NULL}
 
 with key_cols[] = {0,1}
 and  asc_desc[] = {ASC, ASC};
 
 Lex-sorting is on columns {0,1}; hence, lex-sorting of ((L0 x L1) V (R0 x R1)) is:
 (0,'b', GREEN), (1,'a', NULL), (1,'c', RED)
 
 (third column, the "color", just "goes along for the ride";
  meaning it is permuted according to the data movements dictated
  by lexicographic ordering of columns 0 and 1)
 
  with result columns:
 
  Res0 = {0,1,1}
  Res1 = {'b', 'a', 'c'}
  Res2 = {GREEN, NULL, RED}

Exceptions

cudf::logic_error	if tables in tables_to_merge have different number of columns
cudf::logic_error	if tables in tables_to_merge have columns with mismatched types
cudf::logic_error	if key_cols is empty
cudf::logic_error	if key_cols size is larger than the number of columns in tables_to_merge tables
cudf::logic_error	if key_cols size and column_order size mismatches

Parameters

[in]	tables_to_merge	Non-empty list of tables to be merged
[in]	key_cols	Indices of left_cols and right_cols to be used for comparison criteria
[in]	column_order	Sort order types of columns indexed by key_cols
[in]	null_precedence	Array indicating the order of nulls with respect to non-nulls for the indexing columns (key_cols)
	stream	CUDA stream used for device memory operations and kernel launches
	mr	Device memory resource used to allocate the returned table's device memory

Returns

A table containing sorted data from all input tables