Json Extract Path Text
Extracts value from a Json string by path_name.
The value is returned as a String or NULL if either of the arguments is NULL.
This function is equivalent to TOSTRING(GET_PATH(PARSE_JSON(JSON), PATH_NAME)).
Syntax
json_extract_path_text(expression, path_name)
Arguments
| Arguments | Description |
|---|---|
| expression | The Json String value |
| path_name | The String value that consists of a concatenation of field names |
Return Type
String
Examples
mysql> select json_extract_path_text('{"k1":[0,1,2], "k2":{"k3":3,"k4":4}}', 'k1[0]');
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| json_extract_path_text('{"k1":[0,1,2], "k2":{"k3":3,"k4":4}}', 'k1[0]') |
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 0 |
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
1 row in set (0.04 sec)
mysql> select json_extract_path_text('{"k1":[0,1,2], "k2":{"k3":3,"k4":4}}', 'k2:k3');
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| json_extract_path_text('{"k1":[0,1,2], "k2":{"k3":3,"k4":4}}', 'k2:k3') |
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 3 |
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
1 row in set (0.05 sec)
mysql> select json_extract_path_text('{"k1":[0,1,2], "k2":{"k3":3,"k4":4}}', 'k2.k4');
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| json_extract_path_text('{"k1":[0,1,2], "k2":{"k3":3,"k4":4}}', 'k2.k4') |
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 4 |
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
1 row in set (0.03 sec)
mysql> select json_extract_path_text('{"k1":[0,1,2], "k2":{"k3":3,"k4":4}}', 'k2.k5');
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| json_extract_path_text('{"k1":[0,1,2], "k2":{"k3":3,"k4":4}}', 'k2.k5') |
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| NULL |
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
1 row in set (0.03 sec)