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Math Expressions

You can use general mathematical expressions on numerical data extracted from log lines. 

Syntax

| expression [as <field>]

Rules

  • The term "expression" is evaluated as a mathematical expression in the context of existing fields.
  • Parentheses can be used to group operations.
  • The ternary operator is supported so you can use "condition ? value_if_true : value_if_false".
  • Supported mathematical operators +, -, *, /, %

Examples

  • Boolean expression tests like: disk > 0.8 ? 1 : 0 as overcapacity
  • Math function calls like: min((fps / 10 + 1) * 10, 70) as bucket
  • Assuming x = 1, 2, then ceil(sqrt(x*x + y*y)) as d should result in d = 2.0

Java Math Class

Sumo Logic does not officially support all of Java's Math class functions. 

The Sumo Logic Java library includes the Math class functions, though they are not documented.

The following example uses the pow() function:

| 10 as number | pow(number, 10) as newnumber

To reference Java's Math class functions, see Oracle's Math documentation.

Guide Contents

In this section, we'll introduce the following concepts:

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abs

Calculates the absolute value of x.

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acos

Returns the inverse cosine of the argument.

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asin

Returns the inverse sine of the argument.

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atan

Returns the inverse tangent of the argument.

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atan2

Returns the four-quadrant inverse tangent of the two arguments b and c.

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cbrt

The cube root function returns the cube root value of x.

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ceil

Rounds up a field value to the nearest integer value.

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cos

Cosine of argument in radians.

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cosh

Hyperbolic cosine of argument in radians.

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exp

The exponent function returns Euler's number e raised to the power of x.

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expm1

Returns a value of x in exp(x)-1, compensating for the roundoff in exp(x).

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floor

Rounds down to the largest previous integer value.

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hypot

Returns the square root of the sum of an array of squares.

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isNaN, isInfinity

These operators check a numeric string and return a boolean value.

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log

The logarithm function returns the natural logarithm of x.

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log10

The log10 function returns the base 10 logarithm of x.

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log1p

Computes log(1+x) accurately for small values of x.

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round

The round function returns the closest integer to x.

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sin

Sine of argument in radians.

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sinh

Hyperbolic sine of argument in radians.

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sqrt

The square root function returns the square root value of x.

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tan

Tangent of argument in radians.

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tanh

Hyperbolic tangent of argument in radians.

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toDegrees

Converts angles from radians to degrees.

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toRadians

Converts angles from degrees to radians.


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