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<h1 id="row-filter-syntax">Row Filter Syntax<a class="headerlink" href="#row-filter-syntax" title="Permanent link">&para;</a></h1>
<p>In addition to the primary <a href="../expression-dsl/">Expression DSL</a>, PyIceberg provides a string-based statement interface for filtering rows in Iceberg tables. This guide explains the syntax and provides examples for supported operations.</p>
<p>The row filter syntax is designed to be similar to SQL WHERE clauses. Here are the basic components:</p>
<h2 id="column-references">Column References<a class="headerlink" href="#column-references" title="Permanent link">&para;</a></h2>
<p>Columns can be referenced using either unquoted or quoted identifiers:</p>
<div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><code><a id="__codelineno-0-1" name="__codelineno-0-1" href="#__codelineno-0-1"></a><span class="k">column_name</span>
<a id="__codelineno-0-2" name="__codelineno-0-2" href="#__codelineno-0-2"></a><span class="ss">&quot;column.name&quot;</span>
</code></pre></div>
<h2 id="literals">Literals<a class="headerlink" href="#literals" title="Permanent link">&para;</a></h2>
<p>The following literal types are supported:</p>
<ul>
<li>Strings: <code>'hello world'</code></li>
<li>Numbers: <code>42</code>, <code>-42</code>, <code>3.14</code></li>
<li>Booleans: <code>true</code>, <code>false</code> (case insensitive)</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="comparison-operations">Comparison Operations<a class="headerlink" href="#comparison-operations" title="Permanent link">&para;</a></h2>
<h3 id="basic-comparisons">Basic Comparisons<a class="headerlink" href="#basic-comparisons" title="Permanent link">&para;</a></h3>
<div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><code><a id="__codelineno-1-1" name="__codelineno-1-1" href="#__codelineno-1-1"></a><span class="k">column</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o">=</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="mi">42</span>
<a id="__codelineno-1-2" name="__codelineno-1-2" href="#__codelineno-1-2"></a><span class="k">column</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o">!=</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="mi">42</span>
<a id="__codelineno-1-3" name="__codelineno-1-3" href="#__codelineno-1-3"></a><span class="k">column</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o">&gt;</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="mi">42</span>
<a id="__codelineno-1-4" name="__codelineno-1-4" href="#__codelineno-1-4"></a><span class="k">column</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o">&gt;=</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="mi">42</span>
<a id="__codelineno-1-5" name="__codelineno-1-5" href="#__codelineno-1-5"></a><span class="k">column</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o">&lt;</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="mi">42</span>
<a id="__codelineno-1-6" name="__codelineno-1-6" href="#__codelineno-1-6"></a><span class="k">column</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o">&lt;=</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="mi">42</span>
</code></pre></div>
<div class="admonition note">
<p class="admonition-title">Note</p>
<p>The <code>==</code> operator is an alias for <code>=</code> and <code>&lt;&gt;</code> is an alias for <code>!=</code></p>
</div>
<h3 id="string-comparisons">String Comparisons<a class="headerlink" href="#string-comparisons" title="Permanent link">&para;</a></h3>
<div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><code><a id="__codelineno-2-1" name="__codelineno-2-1" href="#__codelineno-2-1"></a><span class="k">column</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o">=</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s1">&#39;hello&#39;</span>
<a id="__codelineno-2-2" name="__codelineno-2-2" href="#__codelineno-2-2"></a><span class="k">column</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o">!=</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s1">&#39;world&#39;</span>
</code></pre></div>
<h2 id="null-checks">NULL Checks<a class="headerlink" href="#null-checks" title="Permanent link">&para;</a></h2>
<p>Check for NULL values using the <code>IS NULL</code> and <code>IS NOT NULL</code> operators:</p>
<div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><code><a id="__codelineno-3-1" name="__codelineno-3-1" href="#__codelineno-3-1"></a><span class="k">column</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="k">IS</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="k">NULL</span>
<a id="__codelineno-3-2" name="__codelineno-3-2" href="#__codelineno-3-2"></a><span class="k">column</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="k">IS</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="k">NOT</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="k">NULL</span>
</code></pre></div>
<h2 id="nan-checks">NaN Checks<a class="headerlink" href="#nan-checks" title="Permanent link">&para;</a></h2>
<p>For floating-point columns, you can check for NaN values:</p>
<div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><code><a id="__codelineno-4-1" name="__codelineno-4-1" href="#__codelineno-4-1"></a><span class="k">column</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="k">IS</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">NAN</span>
<a id="__codelineno-4-2" name="__codelineno-4-2" href="#__codelineno-4-2"></a><span class="k">column</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="k">IS</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="k">NOT</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">NAN</span>
</code></pre></div>
<h2 id="in-and-not-in">IN and NOT IN<a class="headerlink" href="#in-and-not-in" title="Permanent link">&para;</a></h2>
<p>Check if a value is in a set of values:</p>
<div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><code><a id="__codelineno-5-1" name="__codelineno-5-1" href="#__codelineno-5-1"></a><span class="k">column</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="k">IN</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s1">&#39;a&#39;</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s1">&#39;b&#39;</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s1">&#39;c&#39;</span><span class="p">)</span>
<a id="__codelineno-5-2" name="__codelineno-5-2" href="#__codelineno-5-2"></a><span class="k">column</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="k">NOT</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="k">IN</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p">(</span><span class="mi">1</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="mi">2</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="mi">3</span><span class="p">)</span>
</code></pre></div>
<h2 id="like-operations">LIKE Operations<a class="headerlink" href="#like-operations" title="Permanent link">&para;</a></h2>
<p>The LIKE operator supports pattern matching with a wildcard <code>%</code> at the end of the string:</p>
<div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><code><a id="__codelineno-6-1" name="__codelineno-6-1" href="#__codelineno-6-1"></a><span class="k">column</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="k">LIKE</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s1">&#39;prefix%&#39;</span>
<a id="__codelineno-6-2" name="__codelineno-6-2" href="#__codelineno-6-2"></a><span class="k">column</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="k">NOT</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="k">LIKE</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s1">&#39;prefix%&#39;</span>
</code></pre></div>
<div class="admonition important">
<p class="admonition-title">Important</p>
<p>The <code>%</code> wildcard is only supported at the end of the pattern. Using it in the middle or beginning of the pattern will raise an error.</p>
</div>
<h2 id="between">BETWEEN<a class="headerlink" href="#between" title="Permanent link">&para;</a></h2>
<p>The BETWEEN operator filters a column against an inclusive range of two comparable literals, e.g. <code>a between 1 and 2</code> is equivalent to <code>a &gt;= 1 and a &lt;= 2</code>.</p>
<div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><code><a id="__codelineno-7-1" name="__codelineno-7-1" href="#__codelineno-7-1"></a><span class="k">column</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="k">BETWEEN</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="mi">1</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="k">AND</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="mi">2</span>
<a id="__codelineno-7-2" name="__codelineno-7-2" href="#__codelineno-7-2"></a><span class="k">column</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="k">BETWEEN</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="mi">1</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="mi">0</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="k">AND</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="mi">2</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="mi">0</span>
<a id="__codelineno-7-3" name="__codelineno-7-3" href="#__codelineno-7-3"></a><span class="k">column</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="k">BETWEEN</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s1">&#39;2025-01-01&#39;</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="k">AND</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s1">&#39;2025-01-02&#39;</span>
<a id="__codelineno-7-4" name="__codelineno-7-4" href="#__codelineno-7-4"></a><span class="k">column</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="k">BETWEEN</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s1">&#39;2025-01-01T00:00:00.000000&#39;</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="k">AND</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s1">&#39;2025-01-02T12:00:00.000000&#39;</span>
</code></pre></div>
<h2 id="logical-operations">Logical Operations<a class="headerlink" href="#logical-operations" title="Permanent link">&para;</a></h2>
<p>Combine multiple conditions using logical operators:</p>
<div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><code><a id="__codelineno-8-1" name="__codelineno-8-1" href="#__codelineno-8-1"></a><span class="n">column1</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o">=</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="mi">42</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="k">AND</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">column2</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o">=</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s1">&#39;hello&#39;</span>
<a id="__codelineno-8-2" name="__codelineno-8-2" href="#__codelineno-8-2"></a><span class="n">column1</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o">&gt;</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="mi">0</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="k">OR</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">column2</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="k">IS</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="k">NULL</span>
<a id="__codelineno-8-3" name="__codelineno-8-3" href="#__codelineno-8-3"></a><span class="k">NOT</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">column1</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o">=</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="mi">42</span><span class="p">)</span>
</code></pre></div>
<div class="admonition tip">
<p class="admonition-title">Tip</p>
<p>Parentheses can be used to group logical operations for clarity:
<div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><code><a id="__codelineno-9-1" name="__codelineno-9-1" href="#__codelineno-9-1"></a><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">column1</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o">=</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="mi">42</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="k">AND</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">column2</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o">=</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s1">&#39;hello&#39;</span><span class="p">)</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="k">OR</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">column3</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="k">IS</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="k">NULL</span>
</code></pre></div></p>
</div>
<h2 id="complete-examples">Complete Examples<a class="headerlink" href="#complete-examples" title="Permanent link">&para;</a></h2>
<p>Here are some complete examples showing how to combine different operations:</p>
<div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><code><a id="__codelineno-10-1" name="__codelineno-10-1" href="#__codelineno-10-1"></a><span class="c1">-- Complex filter with multiple conditions</span>
<a id="__codelineno-10-2" name="__codelineno-10-2" href="#__codelineno-10-2"></a><span class="n">status</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o">=</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s1">&#39;active&#39;</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="k">AND</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">age</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o">&gt;</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="mi">18</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="k">AND</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="k">NOT</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">country</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="k">IN</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s1">&#39;US&#39;</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s1">&#39;CA&#39;</span><span class="p">))</span>
<a id="__codelineno-10-3" name="__codelineno-10-3" href="#__codelineno-10-3"></a>
<a id="__codelineno-10-4" name="__codelineno-10-4" href="#__codelineno-10-4"></a><span class="c1">-- Filter with string pattern matching</span>
<a id="__codelineno-10-5" name="__codelineno-10-5" href="#__codelineno-10-5"></a><span class="n">name</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="k">LIKE</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s1">&#39;John%&#39;</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="k">AND</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">age</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o">&gt;=</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="mi">21</span>
<a id="__codelineno-10-6" name="__codelineno-10-6" href="#__codelineno-10-6"></a>
<a id="__codelineno-10-7" name="__codelineno-10-7" href="#__codelineno-10-7"></a><span class="c1">-- Filter with NULL checks and numeric comparisons</span>
<a id="__codelineno-10-8" name="__codelineno-10-8" href="#__codelineno-10-8"></a><span class="n">price</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="k">IS</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="k">NOT</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="k">NULL</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="k">AND</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">price</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o">&gt;</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="mi">100</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="k">AND</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">quantity</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o">&gt;</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="mi">0</span>
<a id="__codelineno-10-9" name="__codelineno-10-9" href="#__codelineno-10-9"></a>
<a id="__codelineno-10-10" name="__codelineno-10-10" href="#__codelineno-10-10"></a><span class="c1">-- Filter with multiple logical operations</span>
<a id="__codelineno-10-11" name="__codelineno-10-11" href="#__codelineno-10-11"></a><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">status</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o">=</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s1">&#39;pending&#39;</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="k">OR</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">status</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o">=</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s1">&#39;processing&#39;</span><span class="p">)</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="k">AND</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="k">NOT</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">priority</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o">=</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s1">&#39;low&#39;</span><span class="p">)</span>
</code></pre></div>
<h2 id="common-pitfalls">Common Pitfalls<a class="headerlink" href="#common-pitfalls" title="Permanent link">&para;</a></h2>
<ol>
<li><strong>String Quoting</strong>: Always use single quotes for string literals. Double quotes are reserved for column identifiers.</li>
</ol>
<div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><code><a id="__codelineno-11-1" name="__codelineno-11-1" href="#__codelineno-11-1"></a><span class="c1">-- Correct</span>
<a id="__codelineno-11-2" name="__codelineno-11-2" href="#__codelineno-11-2"></a><span class="n">name</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o">=</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s1">&#39;John&#39;</span>
<a id="__codelineno-11-3" name="__codelineno-11-3" href="#__codelineno-11-3"></a>
<a id="__codelineno-11-4" name="__codelineno-11-4" href="#__codelineno-11-4"></a><span class="c1">-- Incorrect</span>
<a id="__codelineno-11-5" name="__codelineno-11-5" href="#__codelineno-11-5"></a><span class="n">name</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o">=</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="ss">&quot;John&quot;</span>
</code></pre></div>
<ol>
<li><strong>Wildcard Usage</strong>: The <code>%</code> wildcard in LIKE patterns can only appear at the end.</li>
</ol>
<div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><code><a id="__codelineno-12-1" name="__codelineno-12-1" href="#__codelineno-12-1"></a><span class="c1">-- Correct</span>
<a id="__codelineno-12-2" name="__codelineno-12-2" href="#__codelineno-12-2"></a><span class="n">name</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="k">LIKE</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s1">&#39;John%&#39;</span>
<a id="__codelineno-12-3" name="__codelineno-12-3" href="#__codelineno-12-3"></a>
<a id="__codelineno-12-4" name="__codelineno-12-4" href="#__codelineno-12-4"></a><span class="c1">-- Incorrect (will raise an error)</span>
<a id="__codelineno-12-5" name="__codelineno-12-5" href="#__codelineno-12-5"></a><span class="n">name</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="k">LIKE</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s1">&#39;%John%&#39;</span>
</code></pre></div>
<ol>
<li><strong>Case Sensitivity</strong>: Boolean literals (<code>true</code>/<code>false</code>) are case insensitive, but string comparisons are case sensitive.</li>
</ol>
<div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><code><a id="__codelineno-13-1" name="__codelineno-13-1" href="#__codelineno-13-1"></a><span class="c1">-- All valid</span>
<a id="__codelineno-13-2" name="__codelineno-13-2" href="#__codelineno-13-2"></a><span class="n">is_active</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o">=</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="k">true</span>
<a id="__codelineno-13-3" name="__codelineno-13-3" href="#__codelineno-13-3"></a><span class="n">is_active</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o">=</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="k">TRUE</span>
<a id="__codelineno-13-4" name="__codelineno-13-4" href="#__codelineno-13-4"></a><span class="n">is_active</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o">=</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="k">True</span>
<a id="__codelineno-13-5" name="__codelineno-13-5" href="#__codelineno-13-5"></a>
<a id="__codelineno-13-6" name="__codelineno-13-6" href="#__codelineno-13-6"></a><span class="c1">-- Case sensitive</span>
<a id="__codelineno-13-7" name="__codelineno-13-7" href="#__codelineno-13-7"></a><span class="n">status</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o">=</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s1">&#39;Active&#39;</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="c1">-- Will not match &#39;active&#39;</span>
</code></pre></div>
<h2 id="best-practices">Best Practices<a class="headerlink" href="#best-practices" title="Permanent link">&para;</a></h2>
<ol>
<li>For complex use cases, use the primary <a href="../expression-dsl/">Expression DSL</a></li>
<li>When using multiple conditions, consider the order of operations (NOT &gt; AND &gt; OR)</li>
<li>For string comparisons, be consistent with case usage</li>
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