filter-rows
Description
filter-rows adaptor filters rows in a datatable based on a search criteria or regular expression.
Provides two datatables as outputs, one containing values that match the search criteria and one containing values that do not match the search criteria.
Inputs
data
Type: datatable
Required: Yes
The datatable to be searched.
column name
Type: text
Required: Yes
The name of column in the datatable to be searched.
filter type
Type: text
Required: No
The type of filter applied.
filter value
Type: text
Required: No
A text or a regular expression to be searched for within the datatable columns. For when a range is needed, please use this format: number,number
case sensitive
Type: boolean
Required: No
When set to True, lowercase and uppercase letters are treated as different when comparing text values. When set to False, lowercase and uppercase letters are treated as equivalent. If unspecified, defaults to False
Outputs
data
Type: datatable
A datatable with the rows that match the testing pattern.
complementary
Type: datatable
A datatable with the rows that do not match the testing pattern.
Examples
Example 1: Default behaviour.
Inputs:
data:
1
GB
United Kingdom
2
TR
Turkey
3
US
United States
4
IND
India
column name: name
filter type: includes
filter value: United
case sensitive: null
Outputs:
data:
1
GB
United Kingdom
3
US
United States
complementary:
2
TR
Turkey
4
IND
India
-> Filtered rows in the datatable based on the filter value United applied on the column name.
Example 2: Filter rows with case sensitive set to true.
Inputs:
data:
1
GB
United Kingdom
2
TR
Turkey
3
US
United States
4
IND
India
column name: name
filter type: includes
filter value: united
case sensitive: True
Outputs:
data: Empty Datatable
complementary:
1
GB
United Kingdom
2
TR
Turkey
3
US
United States
4
IND
India
-> Filtered rows in the datatable using the case sensitive filter value united applied on the column name. This returns an empty datatable due to the case sensitive value being set to True.
Use Cases
Select data from one country in a datatable containing data from multiple countries.
Select all rows that have values in a selected column within a stated range.
Select all samples that have a particular sequencing run name.
Select all samples with a flagged value in a certain column.
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