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[2/2] phoenix git commit: PHOENIX-2021 - Implement ARRAY_CAT built in function (Dumindu Buddhika)

PHOENIX-2021 - Implement ARRAY_CAT built in function (Dumindu Buddhika)


Project: http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/phoenix/repo
Commit: http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/phoenix/commit/7385899d
Tree: http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/phoenix/tree/7385899d
Diff: http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/phoenix/diff/7385899d

Branch: refs/heads/master
Commit: 7385899d966e38cfc798fd509445db24653ad7de
Parents: 7175dcb
Author: ramkrishna <ra...@gmail.com>
Authored: Sun Jun 21 22:05:13 2015 +0530
Committer: ramkrishna <ra...@gmail.com>
Committed: Sun Jun 21 22:14:16 2015 +0530

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 .../phoenix/end2end/ArrayAppendFunctionIT.java  |  17 -
 .../phoenix/end2end/ArrayConcatFunctionIT.java  | 578 ++++++++++++++++++
 .../phoenix/expression/ExpressionType.java      |   4 +-
 .../function/ArrayAppendFunction.java           |  53 +-
 .../function/ArrayConcatFunction.java           |  83 +++
 .../function/ArrayModifierFunction.java         | 155 ++++-
 .../function/ArrayPrependFunction.java          |  54 +-
 .../phoenix/schema/types/PArrayDataType.java    | 163 +++++-
 .../expression/ArrayConcatFunctionTest.java     | 584 +++++++++++++++++++
 9 files changed, 1543 insertions(+), 148 deletions(-)
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http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/phoenix/blob/7385899d/phoenix-core/src/it/java/org/apache/phoenix/end2end/ArrayAppendFunctionIT.java
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diff --git a/phoenix-core/src/it/java/org/apache/phoenix/end2end/ArrayAppendFunctionIT.java b/phoenix-core/src/it/java/org/apache/phoenix/end2end/ArrayAppendFunctionIT.java
index 1957b3a..cf45724 100644
--- a/phoenix-core/src/it/java/org/apache/phoenix/end2end/ArrayAppendFunctionIT.java
+++ b/phoenix-core/src/it/java/org/apache/phoenix/end2end/ArrayAppendFunctionIT.java
@@ -497,23 +497,6 @@ public class ArrayAppendFunctionIT extends BaseHBaseManagedTimeIT {
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void testArrayAppendFunctionIntegerWithNull() throws Exception {
-        Connection conn = DriverManager.getConnection(getUrl());
-        initTables(conn);
-
-        ResultSet rs;
-        rs = conn.createStatement().executeQuery("SELECT ARRAY_APPEND(NULL,NULL) FROM regions WHERE region_name = 'SF Bay Area'");
-        assertTrue(rs.next());
-
-        Integer[] integers = new Integer[]{2345, 46345, 23234, 456};
-
-        Array array = conn.createArrayOf("INTEGER", integers);
-
-        assertEquals(null, rs.getArray(1));
-        assertFalse(rs.next());
-    }
-
-    @Test
     public void testArrayAppendFunctionVarcharWithNull() throws Exception {
         Connection conn = DriverManager.getConnection(getUrl());
         initTables(conn);

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/phoenix/blob/7385899d/phoenix-core/src/it/java/org/apache/phoenix/end2end/ArrayConcatFunctionIT.java
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diff --git a/phoenix-core/src/it/java/org/apache/phoenix/end2end/ArrayConcatFunctionIT.java b/phoenix-core/src/it/java/org/apache/phoenix/end2end/ArrayConcatFunctionIT.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..247bfb7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/phoenix-core/src/it/java/org/apache/phoenix/end2end/ArrayConcatFunctionIT.java
@@ -0,0 +1,578 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.phoenix.end2end;
+
+import org.apache.phoenix.schema.TypeMismatchException;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import java.sql.*;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertFalse;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
+
+public class ArrayConcatFunctionIT extends BaseHBaseManagedTimeIT {
+
+    private void initTables(Connection conn) throws Exception {
+        String ddl = "CREATE TABLE regions (region_name VARCHAR PRIMARY KEY,varchars VARCHAR[],integers INTEGER[],doubles DOUBLE[],bigints BIGINT[],chars CHAR(15)[],double1 DOUBLE,char1 CHAR(17),nullcheck INTEGER,chars2 CHAR(15)[])";
+        conn.createStatement().execute(ddl);
+        String dml = "UPSERT INTO regions(region_name,varchars,integers,doubles,bigints,chars,double1,char1,nullcheck,chars2) VALUES('SF Bay Area'," +
+                "ARRAY['2345','46345','23234']," +
+                "ARRAY[2345,46345,23234,456]," +
+                "ARRAY[23.45,46.345,23.234,45.6,5.78]," +
+                "ARRAY[12,34,56,78,910]," +
+                "ARRAY['a','bbbb','c','ddd','e']," +
+                "23.45," +
+                "'wert'," +
+                "NULL," +
+                "ARRAY['a','bbbb','c','ddd','e','foo']" +
+                ")";
+        PreparedStatement stmt = conn.prepareStatement(dml);
+        stmt.execute();
+        conn.commit();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testArrayConcatFunctionVarchar() throws Exception {
+        Connection conn = DriverManager.getConnection(getUrl());
+        initTables(conn);
+
+        ResultSet rs;
+        rs = conn.createStatement().executeQuery("SELECT ARRAY_CAT(varchars,varchars) FROM regions WHERE region_name = 'SF Bay Area'");
+        assertTrue(rs.next());
+
+        String[] strings = new String[]{"2345", "46345", "23234", "2345", "46345", "23234"};
+
+        Array array = conn.createArrayOf("VARCHAR", strings);
+
+        assertEquals(array, rs.getArray(1));
+        assertFalse(rs.next());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testArrayConcatFunctionInteger() throws Exception {
+        Connection conn = DriverManager.getConnection(getUrl());
+        initTables(conn);
+
+        ResultSet rs;
+        rs = conn.createStatement().executeQuery("SELECT ARRAY_CAT(integers,integers) FROM regions WHERE region_name = 'SF Bay Area'");
+        assertTrue(rs.next());
+
+        Integer[] integers = new Integer[]{2345, 46345, 23234, 456, 2345, 46345, 23234, 456};
+
+        Array array = conn.createArrayOf("INTEGER", integers);
+
+        assertEquals(array, rs.getArray(1));
+        assertFalse(rs.next());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testArrayConcatFunctionDouble() throws Exception {
+        Connection conn = DriverManager.getConnection(getUrl());
+        initTables(conn);
+
+        ResultSet rs;
+        rs = conn.createStatement().executeQuery("SELECT ARRAY_CAT(doubles,doubles) FROM regions WHERE region_name = 'SF Bay Area'");
+        assertTrue(rs.next());
+
+        Double[] doubles = new Double[]{23.45, 46.345, 23.234, 45.6, 5.78, 23.45, 46.345, 23.234, 45.6, 5.78};
+
+        Array array = conn.createArrayOf("DOUBLE", doubles);
+
+        assertEquals(array, rs.getArray(1));
+        assertFalse(rs.next());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testArrayConcatFunctionDouble2() throws Exception {
+        Connection conn = DriverManager.getConnection(getUrl());
+        initTables(conn);
+
+        ResultSet rs;
+        rs = conn.createStatement().executeQuery("SELECT ARRAY_CAT(doubles,ARRAY[23]) FROM regions WHERE region_name = 'SF Bay Area'");
+        assertTrue(rs.next());
+
+        Double[] doubles = new Double[]{23.45, 46.345, 23.234, 45.6, 5.78, new Double(23)};
+
+        Array array = conn.createArrayOf("DOUBLE", doubles);
+
+        assertEquals(array, rs.getArray(1));
+        assertFalse(rs.next());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testArrayConcatFunctionBigint() throws Exception {
+        Connection conn = DriverManager.getConnection(getUrl());
+        initTables(conn);
+        ResultSet rs;
+        rs = conn.createStatement().executeQuery("SELECT ARRAY_CAT(bigints,bigints) FROM regions WHERE region_name = 'SF Bay Area'");
+        assertTrue(rs.next());
+
+        Long[] longs = new Long[]{12l, 34l, 56l, 78l, 910l, 12l, 34l, 56l, 78l, 910l};
+
+        Array array = conn.createArrayOf("BIGINT", longs);
+
+        assertEquals(array, rs.getArray(1));
+        assertFalse(rs.next());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testArrayConcatFunctionChar() throws Exception {
+        Connection conn = DriverManager.getConnection(getUrl());
+        initTables(conn);
+        ResultSet rs;
+        rs = conn.createStatement().executeQuery("SELECT ARRAY_CAT(chars,chars) FROM regions WHERE region_name = 'SF Bay Area'");
+        assertTrue(rs.next());
+
+        String[] strings = new String[]{"a", "bbbb", "c", "ddd", "e", "a", "bbbb", "c", "ddd", "e"};
+
+        Array array = conn.createArrayOf("CHAR", strings);
+
+        assertEquals(array, rs.getArray(1));
+        assertFalse(rs.next());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testArrayConcatFunctionChar3() throws Exception {
+        Connection conn = DriverManager.getConnection(getUrl());
+        initTables(conn);
+        ResultSet rs;
+        rs = conn.createStatement().executeQuery("SELECT ARRAY_CAT(chars,chars2) FROM regions WHERE region_name = 'SF Bay Area'");
+        assertTrue(rs.next());
+
+        String[] strings = new String[]{"a", "bbbb", "c", "ddd", "e", "a", "bbbb", "c", "ddd", "e", "foo"};
+
+        Array array = conn.createArrayOf("CHAR", strings);
+
+        assertEquals(array, rs.getArray(1));
+        assertFalse(rs.next());
+    }
+
+    @Test(expected = TypeMismatchException.class)
+    public void testArrayConcatFunctionIntToCharArray() throws Exception {
+        Connection conn = DriverManager.getConnection(getUrl());
+        initTables(conn);
+
+        ResultSet rs;
+        rs = conn.createStatement().executeQuery("SELECT ARRAY_CAT(varchars,ARRAY[23,45]) FROM regions WHERE region_name = 'SF Bay Area'");
+    }
+
+    @Test(expected = TypeMismatchException.class)
+    public void testArrayConcatFunctionVarcharToIntegerArray() throws Exception {
+        Connection conn = DriverManager.getConnection(getUrl());
+        initTables(conn);
+
+        ResultSet rs;
+        rs = conn.createStatement().executeQuery("SELECT ARRAY_CAT(integers,ARRAY['a', 'b']) FROM regions WHERE region_name = 'SF Bay Area'");
+
+    }
+
+    @Test(expected = SQLException.class)
+    public void testArrayConcatFunctionChar2() throws Exception {
+        Connection conn = DriverManager.getConnection(getUrl());
+        initTables(conn);
+        ResultSet rs;
+        rs = conn.createStatement().executeQuery("SELECT ARRAY_CAT(chars,ARRAY['facfacfacfacfacfacfac','facfacfacfacfacfacfac']) FROM regions WHERE region_name = 'SF Bay Area'");
+        rs.next();
+        rs.getArray(1);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testArrayConcatFunctionIntegerArrayToDoubleArray() throws Exception {
+        Connection conn = DriverManager.getConnection(getUrl());
+        initTables(conn);
+
+        ResultSet rs;
+        rs = conn.createStatement().executeQuery("SELECT ARRAY_CAT(doubles,ARRAY[45, 55]) FROM regions WHERE region_name = 'SF Bay Area'");
+        assertTrue(rs.next());
+
+        Double[] doubles = new Double[]{23.45, 46.345, 23.234, 45.6, 5.78, 45.0, 55.0};
+
+        Array array = conn.createArrayOf("DOUBLE", doubles);
+
+        assertEquals(array, rs.getArray(1));
+        assertFalse(rs.next());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testArrayConcatFunctionWithNestedFunctions1() throws Exception {
+        Connection conn = DriverManager.getConnection(getUrl());
+        initTables(conn);
+
+        ResultSet rs;
+        rs = conn.createStatement().executeQuery("SELECT ARRAY_CAT(ARRAY[23,45],ARRAY[integers[1],integers[1]]) FROM regions WHERE region_name = 'SF Bay Area'");
+        assertTrue(rs.next());
+
+        Integer[] integers = new Integer[]{23, 45, 2345, 2345};
+
+        Array array = conn.createArrayOf("INTEGER", integers);
+
+        assertEquals(array, rs.getArray(1));
+        assertFalse(rs.next());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testArrayConcatFunctionWithNestedFunctions2() throws Exception {
+        Connection conn = DriverManager.getConnection(getUrl());
+        initTables(conn);
+
+        ResultSet rs;
+        rs = conn.createStatement().executeQuery("SELECT ARRAY_CAT(integers,ARRAY[ARRAY_ELEM(ARRAY[2,4],1),ARRAY_ELEM(ARRAY[2,4],2)]) FROM regions WHERE region_name = 'SF Bay Area'");
+        assertTrue(rs.next());
+
+        Integer[] integers = new Integer[]{2345, 46345, 23234, 456, 2, 4};
+
+        Array array = conn.createArrayOf("INTEGER", integers);
+
+        assertEquals(array, rs.getArray(1));
+        assertFalse(rs.next());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testArrayConcatFunctionWithNestedFunctions3() throws Exception {
+        Connection conn = DriverManager.getConnection(getUrl());
+        initTables(conn);
+
+        ResultSet rs;
+        rs = conn.createStatement().executeQuery("SELECT ARRAY_CAT(doubles,ARRAY[ARRAY_ELEM(doubles, 1), ARRAY_ELEM(doubles, 1)]) FROM regions WHERE region_name = 'SF Bay Area'");
+        assertTrue(rs.next());
+
+        Double[] doubles = new Double[]{23.45, 46.345, 23.234, 45.6, 5.78, 23.45, 23.45};
+
+        Array array = conn.createArrayOf("DOUBLE", doubles);
+
+        assertEquals(array, rs.getArray(1));
+        assertFalse(rs.next());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testArrayConcatFunctionWithUpsert1() throws Exception {
+        Connection conn = DriverManager.getConnection(getUrl());
+
+        String ddl = "CREATE TABLE regions (region_name VARCHAR PRIMARY KEY,varchars VARCHAR[])";
+        conn.createStatement().execute(ddl);
+
+        String dml = "UPSERT INTO regions(region_name,varchars) VALUES('SF Bay Area',ARRAY_CAT(ARRAY['hello','world'],ARRAY[':-)']))";
+        conn.createStatement().execute(dml);
+        conn.commit();
+
+        ResultSet rs;
+        rs = conn.createStatement().executeQuery("SELECT varchars FROM regions WHERE region_name = 'SF Bay Area'");
+        assertTrue(rs.next());
+
+        String[] strings = new String[]{"hello", "world", ":-)"};
+
+        Array array = conn.createArrayOf("VARCHAR", strings);
+
+        assertEquals(array, rs.getArray(1));
+        assertFalse(rs.next());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testArrayConcatFunctionWithUpsert2() throws Exception {
+        Connection conn = DriverManager.getConnection(getUrl());
+
+        String ddl = "CREATE TABLE regions (region_name VARCHAR PRIMARY KEY,integers INTEGER[])";
+        conn.createStatement().execute(ddl);
+
+        String dml = "UPSERT INTO regions(region_name,integers) VALUES('SF Bay Area',ARRAY_CAT(ARRAY[4,5],ARRAY[6, 7]))";
+        conn.createStatement().execute(dml);
+        conn.commit();
+
+        ResultSet rs;
+        rs = conn.createStatement().executeQuery("SELECT integers FROM regions WHERE region_name = 'SF Bay Area'");
+        assertTrue(rs.next());
+
+        Integer[] integers = new Integer[]{4, 5, 6, 7};
+
+        Array array = conn.createArrayOf("INTEGER", integers);
+
+        assertEquals(array, rs.getArray(1));
+        assertFalse(rs.next());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testArrayConcatFunctionWithUpsert3() throws Exception {
+        Connection conn = DriverManager.getConnection(getUrl());
+
+        String ddl = "CREATE TABLE regions (region_name VARCHAR PRIMARY KEY,doubles DOUBLE[])";
+        conn.createStatement().execute(ddl);
+
+        String dml = "UPSERT INTO regions(region_name,doubles) VALUES('SF Bay Area',ARRAY_CAT(ARRAY[5.67,7.87],ARRAY[9.0, 8.0]))";
+        conn.createStatement().execute(dml);
+        conn.commit();
+
+        ResultSet rs;
+        rs = conn.createStatement().executeQuery("SELECT doubles FROM regions WHERE region_name = 'SF Bay Area'");
+        assertTrue(rs.next());
+
+        Double[] doubles = new Double[]{5.67, 7.87, new Double(9), new Double(8)};
+
+        Array array = conn.createArrayOf("DOUBLE", doubles);
+
+        assertEquals(array, rs.getArray(1));
+        assertFalse(rs.next());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testArrayConcatFunctionWithUpsertSelect1() throws Exception {
+        Connection conn = DriverManager.getConnection(getUrl());
+
+        String ddl = "CREATE TABLE source (region_name VARCHAR PRIMARY KEY,doubles DOUBLE[])";
+        conn.createStatement().execute(ddl);
+
+        ddl = "CREATE TABLE target (region_name VARCHAR PRIMARY KEY,doubles DOUBLE[])";
+        conn.createStatement().execute(ddl);
+
+        String dml = "UPSERT INTO source(region_name,doubles) VALUES('SF Bay Area',ARRAY_CAT(ARRAY[5.67,7.87],ARRAY[9.0, 4.0]))";
+        conn.createStatement().execute(dml);
+
+        dml = "UPSERT INTO source(region_name,doubles) VALUES('SF Bay Area2',ARRAY_CAT(ARRAY[56.7,7.87],ARRAY[9.2, 3.4]))";
+        conn.createStatement().execute(dml);
+        conn.commit();
+
+        dml = "UPSERT INTO target(region_name, doubles) SELECT region_name, ARRAY_CAT(doubles,doubles) FROM source";
+        conn.createStatement().execute(dml);
+        conn.commit();
+
+        ResultSet rs;
+        rs = conn.createStatement().executeQuery("SELECT doubles FROM target");
+        assertTrue(rs.next());
+
+        Double[] doubles = new Double[]{5.67, 7.87, new Double(9), new Double(4), 5.67, 7.87, new Double(9), new Double(4)};
+        Array array = conn.createArrayOf("DOUBLE", doubles);
+
+        assertEquals(array, rs.getArray(1));
+        assertTrue(rs.next());
+
+        doubles = new Double[]{56.7, 7.87, new Double(9.2), new Double(3.4), 56.7, 7.87, new Double(9.2), new Double(3.4)};
+        array = conn.createArrayOf("DOUBLE", doubles);
+
+        assertEquals(array, rs.getArray(1));
+        assertFalse(rs.next());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testArrayConcatFunctionWithUpsertSelect2() throws Exception {
+        Connection conn = DriverManager.getConnection(getUrl());
+
+        String ddl = "CREATE TABLE source (region_name VARCHAR PRIMARY KEY,varchars VARCHAR[])";
+        conn.createStatement().execute(ddl);
+
+        ddl = "CREATE TABLE target (region_name VARCHAR PRIMARY KEY,varchars VARCHAR[])";
+        conn.createStatement().execute(ddl);
+
+        String dml = "UPSERT INTO source(region_name,varchars) VALUES('SF Bay Area',ARRAY_CAT(ARRAY['abcd','b'],ARRAY['c', 'd']))";
+        conn.createStatement().execute(dml);
+
+        dml = "UPSERT INTO source(region_name,varchars) VALUES('SF Bay Area2',ARRAY_CAT(ARRAY['d','fgh'],ARRAY['something','something']))";
+        conn.createStatement().execute(dml);
+        conn.commit();
+
+        dml = "UPSERT INTO target(region_name, varchars) SELECT region_name, ARRAY_CAT(varchars,varchars) FROM source";
+        conn.createStatement().execute(dml);
+        conn.commit();
+
+        ResultSet rs;
+        rs = conn.createStatement().executeQuery("SELECT varchars FROM target");
+        assertTrue(rs.next());
+
+        String[] strings = new String[]{"abcd", "b", "c", "d", "abcd", "b", "c", "d"};
+        Array array = conn.createArrayOf("VARCHAR", strings);
+
+        assertEquals(array, rs.getArray(1));
+        assertTrue(rs.next());
+
+        strings = new String[]{"d", "fgh", "something", "something", "d", "fgh", "something", "something"};
+        array = conn.createArrayOf("VARCHAR", strings);
+
+        assertEquals(array, rs.getArray(1));
+        assertFalse(rs.next());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testArrayConcatFunctionInWhere1() throws Exception {
+        Connection conn = DriverManager.getConnection(getUrl());
+        initTables(conn);
+
+        ResultSet rs;
+        rs = conn.createStatement().executeQuery("SELECT region_name FROM regions WHERE ARRAY[2345,46345,23234,456,123]=ARRAY_CAT(integers,ARRAY[123])");
+        assertTrue(rs.next());
+
+        assertEquals("SF Bay Area", rs.getString(1));
+        assertFalse(rs.next());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testArrayConcatFunctionInWhere2() throws Exception {
+        Connection conn = DriverManager.getConnection(getUrl());
+        initTables(conn);
+
+        ResultSet rs;
+        rs = conn.createStatement().executeQuery("SELECT region_name FROM regions WHERE varchars[1]=ANY(ARRAY_CAT(ARRAY['2345','46345','23234'],ARRAY['1234']))");
+        assertTrue(rs.next());
+
+        assertEquals("SF Bay Area", rs.getString(1));
+        assertFalse(rs.next());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testArrayConcatFunctionInWhere3() throws Exception {
+        Connection conn = DriverManager.getConnection(getUrl());
+        initTables(conn);
+
+        ResultSet rs;
+        rs = conn.createStatement().executeQuery("SELECT region_name FROM regions WHERE ARRAY['2345','46345','23234','1234','234']=ARRAY_CAT(ARRAY['2345','46345','23234'],ARRAY['1234', '234'])");
+        assertTrue(rs.next());
+
+        assertEquals("SF Bay Area", rs.getString(1));
+        assertFalse(rs.next());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testArrayConcatFunctionInWhere4() throws Exception {
+        Connection conn = DriverManager.getConnection(getUrl());
+        initTables(conn);
+
+        ResultSet rs;
+        rs = conn.createStatement().executeQuery("SELECT region_name FROM regions WHERE ARRAY[23.45,4634.5,2.3234,123.4,12.0]=ARRAY_CAT(ARRAY[23.45,4634.5,2.3234],ARRAY[123.4,12.0])");
+        assertTrue(rs.next());
+
+        assertEquals("SF Bay Area", rs.getString(1));
+        assertFalse(rs.next());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testArrayConcatFunctionInWhere5() throws Exception {
+        Connection conn = DriverManager.getConnection(getUrl());
+        initTables(conn);
+
+        ResultSet rs;
+        rs = conn.createStatement().executeQuery("SELECT region_name FROM regions WHERE ARRAY['2345','46345','23234','foo','foo']=ARRAY_CAT(varchars,ARRAY['foo','foo'])");
+        assertTrue(rs.next());
+
+        assertEquals("SF Bay Area", rs.getString(1));
+        assertFalse(rs.next());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testArrayConcatFunctionInWhere6() throws Exception {
+        Connection conn = DriverManager.getConnection(getUrl());
+        initTables(conn);
+
+        ResultSet rs;
+        rs = conn.createStatement().executeQuery("SELECT region_name FROM regions WHERE chars2=ARRAY_CAT(chars,ARRAY['foo'])");
+        assertTrue(rs.next());
+
+        assertEquals("SF Bay Area", rs.getString(1));
+        assertFalse(rs.next());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testArrayConcatFunctionInWhere7() throws Exception {
+        Connection conn = DriverManager.getConnection(getUrl());
+        initTables(conn);
+
+        ResultSet rs;
+        rs = conn.createStatement().executeQuery("SELECT region_name FROM regions WHERE ARRAY[2,3,4,5]=ARRAY_CAT(ARRAY[2,3],ARRAY[4,5])");
+        assertTrue(rs.next());
+
+        assertEquals("SF Bay Area", rs.getString(1));
+        assertFalse(rs.next());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testArrayConcatFunctionWithNulls1() throws Exception {
+        Connection conn = DriverManager.getConnection(getUrl());
+        initTables(conn);
+
+        ResultSet rs;
+        PreparedStatement st = conn.prepareStatement("SELECT ARRAY_CAT(?,?) FROM regions WHERE region_name = 'SF Bay Area'");
+        Array array1 = conn.createArrayOf("VARCHAR", new Object[]{"a", "b", "c", null});
+        st.setArray(1, array1);
+        Array array2 = conn.createArrayOf("VARCHAR", new Object[]{"a", "b", "c"});
+        st.setArray(2, array2);
+        rs = st.executeQuery();
+        assertTrue(rs.next());
+
+        Array expected = conn.createArrayOf("VARCHAR", new Object[]{"a", "b", "c", null, "a", "b", "c"});
+
+        assertEquals(expected, rs.getArray(1));
+        assertFalse(rs.next());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testArrayConcatFunctionWithNulls2() throws Exception {
+        Connection conn = DriverManager.getConnection(getUrl());
+        initTables(conn);
+
+        ResultSet rs;
+        PreparedStatement st = conn.prepareStatement("SELECT ARRAY_CAT(?,?) FROM regions WHERE region_name = 'SF Bay Area'");
+        Array array1 = conn.createArrayOf("VARCHAR", new Object[]{"a", "b", "c"});
+        st.setArray(1, array1);
+        Array array2 = conn.createArrayOf("VARCHAR", new Object[]{null, "a", "b", "c"});
+        st.setArray(2, array2);
+        rs = st.executeQuery();
+        assertTrue(rs.next());
+
+        Array expected = conn.createArrayOf("VARCHAR", new Object[]{"a", "b", "c", null, "a", "b", "c"});
+
+        assertEquals(expected, rs.getArray(1));
+        assertFalse(rs.next());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testArrayConcatFunctionWithNulls3() throws Exception {
+        Connection conn = DriverManager.getConnection(getUrl());
+        initTables(conn);
+
+        ResultSet rs;
+        PreparedStatement st = conn.prepareStatement("SELECT ARRAY_CAT(?,?) FROM regions WHERE region_name = 'SF Bay Area'");
+        Array array1 = conn.createArrayOf("VARCHAR", new Object[]{"a", "b", "c", null});
+        st.setArray(1, array1);
+        Array array2 = conn.createArrayOf("VARCHAR", new Object[]{null, "a", "b", "c"});
+        st.setArray(2, array2);
+        rs = st.executeQuery();
+        assertTrue(rs.next());
+
+        Array expected = conn.createArrayOf("VARCHAR", new Object[]{"a", "b", "c", null, null, "a", "b", "c"});
+
+        assertEquals(expected, rs.getArray(1));
+        assertFalse(rs.next());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testArrayConcatFunctionWithNulls4() throws Exception {
+        Connection conn = DriverManager.getConnection(getUrl());
+        initTables(conn);
+
+        ResultSet rs;
+        PreparedStatement st = conn.prepareStatement("SELECT ARRAY_CAT(?,?) FROM regions WHERE region_name = 'SF Bay Area'");
+        Array array1 = conn.createArrayOf("VARCHAR", new Object[]{null, "a", null, "b", "c", null, null});
+        st.setArray(1, array1);
+        Array array2 = conn.createArrayOf("VARCHAR", new Object[]{null, null, "a", null, "b", null, "c", null});
+        st.setArray(2, array2);
+        rs = st.executeQuery();
+        assertTrue(rs.next());
+
+        Array expected = conn.createArrayOf("VARCHAR", new Object[]{null, "a", null, "b", "c", null, null, null, null, "a", null, "b", null, "c", null});
+
+        assertEquals(expected, rs.getArray(1));
+        assertFalse(rs.next());
+    }
+}

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/phoenix/blob/7385899d/phoenix-core/src/main/java/org/apache/phoenix/expression/ExpressionType.java
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diff --git a/phoenix-core/src/main/java/org/apache/phoenix/expression/ExpressionType.java b/phoenix-core/src/main/java/org/apache/phoenix/expression/ExpressionType.java
index 4f98cb8..51f4089 100644
--- a/phoenix-core/src/main/java/org/apache/phoenix/expression/ExpressionType.java
+++ b/phoenix-core/src/main/java/org/apache/phoenix/expression/ExpressionType.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import org.apache.phoenix.expression.function.AbsFunction;
 import org.apache.phoenix.expression.function.ArrayAllComparisonExpression;
 import org.apache.phoenix.expression.function.ArrayAnyComparisonExpression;
 import org.apache.phoenix.expression.function.ArrayAppendFunction;
+import org.apache.phoenix.expression.function.ArrayConcatFunction;
 import org.apache.phoenix.expression.function.ArrayElemRefExpression;
 import org.apache.phoenix.expression.function.ArrayIndexFunction;
 import org.apache.phoenix.expression.function.ArrayLengthFunction;
@@ -245,7 +246,8 @@ public enum ExpressionType {
     LnFunction(LnFunction.class),
     LogFunction(LogFunction.class),
     ExpFunction(ExpFunction.class),
-    PowerFunction(PowerFunction.class)
+    PowerFunction(PowerFunction.class),
+    ArrayConcatFunction(ArrayConcatFunction.class)
     ;
 
     ExpressionType(Class<? extends Expression> clazz) {

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/phoenix/blob/7385899d/phoenix-core/src/main/java/org/apache/phoenix/expression/function/ArrayAppendFunction.java
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diff --git a/phoenix-core/src/main/java/org/apache/phoenix/expression/function/ArrayAppendFunction.java b/phoenix-core/src/main/java/org/apache/phoenix/expression/function/ArrayAppendFunction.java
index bf6c29f..8c7fa9f 100644
--- a/phoenix-core/src/main/java/org/apache/phoenix/expression/function/ArrayAppendFunction.java
+++ b/phoenix-core/src/main/java/org/apache/phoenix/expression/function/ArrayAppendFunction.java
@@ -20,18 +20,13 @@ package org.apache.phoenix.expression.function;
 import java.util.List;
 
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.io.ImmutableBytesWritable;
-import org.apache.phoenix.exception.DataExceedsCapacityException;
 import org.apache.phoenix.expression.Expression;
-import org.apache.phoenix.expression.LiteralExpression;
 import org.apache.phoenix.parse.FunctionParseNode;
-import org.apache.phoenix.schema.SortOrder;
 import org.apache.phoenix.schema.TypeMismatchException;
 import org.apache.phoenix.schema.types.*;
-import org.apache.phoenix.schema.tuple.Tuple;
 
 @FunctionParseNode.BuiltInFunction(name = ArrayAppendFunction.NAME, args = {
-        @FunctionParseNode.Argument(allowedTypes = {PBinaryArray.class,
-                PVarbinaryArray.class}),
+        @FunctionParseNode.Argument(allowedTypes = {PBinaryArray.class, PVarbinaryArray.class}),
         @FunctionParseNode.Argument(allowedTypes = {PVarbinary.class}, defaultValue = "null")})
 public class ArrayAppendFunction extends ArrayModifierFunction {
 
@@ -45,54 +40,12 @@ public class ArrayAppendFunction extends ArrayModifierFunction {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public boolean evaluate(Tuple tuple, ImmutableBytesWritable ptr) {
-
-        if (!getArrayExpr().evaluate(tuple, ptr)) {
-            return false;
-        } else if (ptr.getLength() == 0) {
-            return true;
-        }
-        int arrayLength = PArrayDataType.getArrayLength(ptr, getBaseType(), getArrayExpr().getMaxLength());
-
-        int length = ptr.getLength();
-        int offset = ptr.getOffset();
-        byte[] arrayBytes = ptr.get();
-
-        if (!getElementExpr().evaluate(tuple, ptr) || ptr.getLength() == 0) {
-            ptr.set(arrayBytes, offset, length);
-            return true;
-        }
-
-        checkSizeCompatibility(ptr);
-        coerceBytes(ptr);
-        return PArrayDataType.appendItemToArray(ptr, length, offset, arrayBytes, getBaseType(), arrayLength, getMaxLength(), getArrayExpr().getSortOrder());
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public PDataType getDataType() {
-        return children.get(0).getDataType();
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public Integer getMaxLength() {
-        return this.children.get(0).getMaxLength();
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public SortOrder getSortOrder() {
-        return getChildren().get(0).getSortOrder();
+    protected boolean modifierFunction(ImmutableBytesWritable ptr, int len, int offset, byte[] arrayBytes, PDataType baseDataType, int arrayLength, Integer maxLength, Expression arrayExp) {
+        return PArrayDataType.appendItemToArray(ptr, len, offset, arrayBytes, baseDataType, arrayLength, getMaxLength(), arrayExp.getSortOrder());
     }
 
     @Override
     public String getName() {
         return NAME;
     }
-
-    public Expression getArrayExpr() {
-        return getChildren().get(0);
-    }
-
-    public Expression getElementExpr() {
-        return getChildren().get(1);
-    }
 }

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/phoenix/blob/7385899d/phoenix-core/src/main/java/org/apache/phoenix/expression/function/ArrayConcatFunction.java
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diff --git a/phoenix-core/src/main/java/org/apache/phoenix/expression/function/ArrayConcatFunction.java b/phoenix-core/src/main/java/org/apache/phoenix/expression/function/ArrayConcatFunction.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d2b846a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/phoenix-core/src/main/java/org/apache/phoenix/expression/function/ArrayConcatFunction.java
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.phoenix.expression.function;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.io.ImmutableBytesWritable;
+import org.apache.phoenix.expression.Expression;
+import org.apache.phoenix.parse.FunctionParseNode;
+import org.apache.phoenix.schema.TypeMismatchException;
+import org.apache.phoenix.schema.tuple.Tuple;
+import org.apache.phoenix.schema.types.PArrayDataType;
+import org.apache.phoenix.schema.types.PBinaryArray;
+import org.apache.phoenix.schema.types.PDataType;
+import org.apache.phoenix.schema.types.PVarbinaryArray;
+
+@FunctionParseNode.BuiltInFunction(name = ArrayConcatFunction.NAME, args = {
+        @FunctionParseNode.Argument(allowedTypes = {PBinaryArray.class, PVarbinaryArray.class}),
+        @FunctionParseNode.Argument(allowedTypes = {PBinaryArray.class, PVarbinaryArray.class})})
+public class ArrayConcatFunction extends ArrayModifierFunction {
+
+    public static final String NAME = "ARRAY_CAT";
+
+    public ArrayConcatFunction() {
+    }
+
+    public ArrayConcatFunction(List<Expression> children) throws TypeMismatchException {
+        super(children);
+    }
+
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean evaluate(Tuple tuple, ImmutableBytesWritable ptr) {
+
+        if (!getLHSExpr().evaluate(tuple, ptr)|| ptr.getLength() == 0){
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        int actualLengthOfArray1 = Math.abs(PArrayDataType.getArrayLength(ptr, getLHSBaseType(), getLHSExpr().getMaxLength()));
+        int lengthArray1 = ptr.getLength();
+        int offsetArray1 = ptr.getOffset();
+        byte[] array1Bytes = ptr.get();
+        if (!getRHSExpr().evaluate(tuple, ptr)|| ptr.getLength() == 0){
+            ptr.set(array1Bytes, offsetArray1, lengthArray1);
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        checkSizeCompatibility(ptr, getLHSExpr(), getLHSExpr().getDataType(), getRHSExpr(),getRHSExpr().getDataType());
+
+        // Coerce array2 to array1 type
+        coerceBytes(ptr, getLHSExpr(), getLHSExpr().getDataType(), getRHSExpr(),getRHSExpr().getDataType());
+        return modifierFunction(ptr, lengthArray1, offsetArray1, array1Bytes, getLHSBaseType(), actualLengthOfArray1, getMaxLength(), getLHSExpr());
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected boolean modifierFunction(ImmutableBytesWritable ptr, int len, int offset,
+                                       byte[] array1Bytes, PDataType baseDataType, int actualLengthOfArray1, Integer maxLength,
+                                       Expression array1Exp) {
+        int actualLengthOfArray2 = Math.abs(PArrayDataType.getArrayLength(ptr, baseDataType, array1Exp.getMaxLength()));
+        return PArrayDataType.concatArrays(ptr, len, offset, array1Bytes, baseDataType, actualLengthOfArray1, actualLengthOfArray2);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String getName() {
+        return NAME;
+    }
+
+}

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/phoenix/blob/7385899d/phoenix-core/src/main/java/org/apache/phoenix/expression/function/ArrayModifierFunction.java
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diff --git a/phoenix-core/src/main/java/org/apache/phoenix/expression/function/ArrayModifierFunction.java b/phoenix-core/src/main/java/org/apache/phoenix/expression/function/ArrayModifierFunction.java
index afd10e5..3177c29 100644
--- a/phoenix-core/src/main/java/org/apache/phoenix/expression/function/ArrayModifierFunction.java
+++ b/phoenix-core/src/main/java/org/apache/phoenix/expression/function/ArrayModifierFunction.java
@@ -24,7 +24,9 @@ import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.io.ImmutableBytesWritable;
 import org.apache.phoenix.exception.DataExceedsCapacityException;
 import org.apache.phoenix.expression.Expression;
 import org.apache.phoenix.expression.LiteralExpression;
+import org.apache.phoenix.schema.SortOrder;
 import org.apache.phoenix.schema.TypeMismatchException;
+import org.apache.phoenix.schema.tuple.Tuple;
 import org.apache.phoenix.schema.types.*;
 
 public abstract class ArrayModifierFunction extends ScalarFunction {
@@ -34,42 +36,153 @@ public abstract class ArrayModifierFunction extends ScalarFunction {
 
     public ArrayModifierFunction(List<Expression> children) throws TypeMismatchException {
         super(children);
+        Expression arrayExpr = null;
+        PDataType baseDataType = null;
+        Expression otherExpr = null;
+        PDataType otherExpressionType = null;
+        if (getLHSExpr().getDataType().isArrayType()) {
+            arrayExpr = getLHSExpr();
+            baseDataType = getLHSBaseType();
+            otherExpr = getRHSExpr();
+            otherExpressionType = getRHSBaseType();
+        } else {
+            arrayExpr = getRHSExpr();
+            baseDataType = getRHSBaseType();
+            otherExpr = getLHSExpr();
+            otherExpressionType = getLHSBaseType();
+        }
+        if (getDataType() != null && !(otherExpr instanceof LiteralExpression && otherExpr.isNullable()) && !otherExpressionType.isCoercibleTo(baseDataType)) {
+            throw TypeMismatchException.newException(baseDataType, otherExpressionType);
+        }
 
-        if (getDataType() != null && !(getElementExpr() instanceof LiteralExpression && getElementExpr().isNullable()) && !getElementDataType().isCoercibleTo(getBaseType())) {
-            throw TypeMismatchException.newException(getBaseType(), getElementDataType());
+        // If the base type of an element is fixed width, make sure the element
+        // being appended will fit
+        if (getDataType() != null && otherExpressionType.getByteSize() == null
+                && otherExpressionType != null && baseDataType.isFixedWidth()
+                && otherExpressionType.isFixedWidth() && arrayExpr.getMaxLength() != null
+                && otherExpr.getMaxLength() != null
+                && otherExpr.getMaxLength() > arrayExpr.getMaxLength()) {
+            throw new DataExceedsCapacityException("Values are not size compatible");
         }
+        // If the base type has a scale, make sure the element being appended has a
+        // scale less than or equal to it
+        if (getDataType() != null && arrayExpr.getScale() != null && otherExpr.getScale() != null
+                && otherExpr.getScale() > arrayExpr.getScale()) {
+            throw new DataExceedsCapacityException(baseDataType, arrayExpr.getMaxLength(),
+                    arrayExpr.getScale());
+        }
+    }
 
-        // If the base type of an element is fixed width, make sure the element being appended will fit
-        if (getDataType() != null && getElementExpr().getDataType().getByteSize() == null && getElementDataType() != null && getBaseType().isFixedWidth() && getElementDataType().isFixedWidth() && getArrayExpr().getMaxLength() != null &&
-                getElementExpr().getMaxLength() != null && getElementExpr().getMaxLength() > getArrayExpr().getMaxLength()) {
-            throw new DataExceedsCapacityException("");
+    @Override
+    public boolean evaluate(Tuple tuple, ImmutableBytesWritable ptr) {
+        Expression arrayExpr = null;
+        PDataType baseDataType = null;
+        Expression otherExpr = null;
+        PDataType otherExpressionType = null;
+        if (getLHSExpr().getDataType().isArrayType()) {
+            arrayExpr = getLHSExpr();
+            baseDataType = getLHSBaseType();
+            otherExpr = getRHSExpr();
+            otherExpressionType = getRHSBaseType();
+        } else {
+            arrayExpr = getRHSExpr();
+            baseDataType = getRHSBaseType();
+            otherExpr = getLHSExpr();
+            otherExpressionType = getLHSBaseType();
         }
-        // If the base type has a scale, make sure the element being appended has a scale less than or equal to it
-        if (getDataType() != null && getArrayExpr().getScale() != null && getElementExpr().getScale() != null &&
-                getElementExpr().getScale() > getArrayExpr().getScale()) {
-            throw new DataExceedsCapacityException(getBaseType(), getArrayExpr().getMaxLength(), getArrayExpr().getScale());
+        if (!arrayExpr.evaluate(tuple, ptr)) {
+            return false;
+        } else if (ptr.getLength() == 0) {
+            return true;
         }
+        int arrayLength = PArrayDataType.getArrayLength(ptr, baseDataType, arrayExpr.getMaxLength());
+
+        int length = ptr.getLength();
+        int offset = ptr.getOffset();
+        byte[] arrayBytes = ptr.get();
+
+        otherExpr.evaluate(tuple, ptr);
+
+        checkSizeCompatibility(ptr, arrayExpr, baseDataType, otherExpr, otherExpressionType);
+        coerceBytes(ptr, arrayExpr, baseDataType, otherExpr, otherExpressionType);
+        return modifierFunction(ptr, length, offset, arrayBytes, baseDataType, arrayLength, getMaxLength(),
+                arrayExpr);
     }
 
-    protected void checkSizeCompatibility(ImmutableBytesWritable ptr) {
-        if (!getBaseType().isSizeCompatible(ptr, null, getElementDataType(), getElementExpr().getMaxLength(), getElementExpr().getScale(), getArrayExpr().getMaxLength(), getArrayExpr().getScale())) {
-            throw new DataExceedsCapacityException("");
+    // Override this method for various function implementations
+    protected boolean modifierFunction(ImmutableBytesWritable ptr, int len, int offset,
+                                       byte[] arrayBytes, PDataType baseDataType, int arrayLength, Integer maxLength,
+                                       Expression arrayExp) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    protected void checkSizeCompatibility(ImmutableBytesWritable ptr, Expression arrayExpr,
+                                          PDataType baseDataType, Expression otherExpr, PDataType otherExpressionType) {
+        if (!baseDataType.isSizeCompatible(ptr, null, otherExpressionType,
+                otherExpr.getMaxLength(), otherExpr.getScale(), arrayExpr.getMaxLength(),
+                arrayExpr.getScale())) {
+            throw new DataExceedsCapacityException("Values are not size compatible");
         }
     }
 
-    protected void coerceBytes(ImmutableBytesWritable ptr) {
-        getBaseType().coerceBytes(ptr, null, getElementDataType(), getElementExpr().getMaxLength(), getElementExpr().getScale(), getElementExpr().getSortOrder(), getArrayExpr().getMaxLength(), getArrayExpr().getScale(), getArrayExpr().getSortOrder());
+
+    protected void coerceBytes(ImmutableBytesWritable ptr, Expression arrayExpr,
+                               PDataType baseDataType, Expression otherExpr, PDataType otherExpressionType) {
+        baseDataType.coerceBytes(ptr, null, otherExpressionType, otherExpr.getMaxLength(),
+                otherExpr.getScale(), otherExpr.getSortOrder(), arrayExpr.getMaxLength(),
+                arrayExpr.getScale(), arrayExpr.getSortOrder());
     }
 
-    public abstract Expression getArrayExpr();
+    public Expression getRHSExpr() {
+        return this.children.get(1);
+    }
 
-    public abstract Expression getElementExpr();
+    public Expression getLHSExpr() {
+        return this.children.get(0);
+    }
 
-    public PDataType getBaseType() {
-        return PDataType.arrayBaseType(getArrayExpr().getDataType());
+    public PDataType getLHSBaseType() {
+        if (getLHSExpr().getDataType().isArrayType()) {
+            return PDataType.arrayBaseType(getLHSExpr().getDataType());
+        } else {
+            return getLHSExpr().getDataType();
+        }
     }
 
-    public PDataType getElementDataType() {
-        return getElementExpr().getDataType();
+    public PDataType getRHSBaseType() {
+        if (getRHSExpr().getDataType().isArrayType()) {
+            return PDataType.arrayBaseType(getRHSExpr().getDataType());
+        } else {
+            return getRHSExpr().getDataType();
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public PDataType getDataType() {
+        if (getLHSExpr().getDataType().isArrayType()) {
+            return getLHSExpr().getDataType();
+        } else {
+            return getRHSExpr().getDataType();
+        }
+    }
+
+
+    @Override
+    public Integer getMaxLength() {
+        if (getLHSExpr().getDataType().isArrayType()) {
+            return getLHSExpr().getMaxLength();
+        } else {
+            return getRHSExpr().getMaxLength();
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public SortOrder getSortOrder() {
+        if (getLHSExpr().getDataType().isArrayType()) {
+            return getLHSExpr().getSortOrder();
+        } else {
+            return getRHSExpr().getSortOrder();
+        }
     }
+
 }

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/phoenix/blob/7385899d/phoenix-core/src/main/java/org/apache/phoenix/expression/function/ArrayPrependFunction.java
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diff --git a/phoenix-core/src/main/java/org/apache/phoenix/expression/function/ArrayPrependFunction.java b/phoenix-core/src/main/java/org/apache/phoenix/expression/function/ArrayPrependFunction.java
index 3cea4df..c2311fb 100644
--- a/phoenix-core/src/main/java/org/apache/phoenix/expression/function/ArrayPrependFunction.java
+++ b/phoenix-core/src/main/java/org/apache/phoenix/expression/function/ArrayPrependFunction.java
@@ -23,16 +23,13 @@ import java.util.List;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.io.ImmutableBytesWritable;
 import org.apache.phoenix.expression.Expression;
 import org.apache.phoenix.parse.FunctionParseNode;
-import org.apache.phoenix.schema.SortOrder;
 import org.apache.phoenix.schema.TypeMismatchException;
-import org.apache.phoenix.schema.tuple.Tuple;
 import org.apache.phoenix.schema.types.*;
 
 @FunctionParseNode.BuiltInFunction(name = ArrayPrependFunction.NAME, args = {
         @FunctionParseNode.Argument(allowedTypes = {PVarbinary.class}),
-        @FunctionParseNode.Argument(allowedTypes = {PBinaryArray.class,
-                PVarbinaryArray.class})})
-public class ArrayPrependFunction  extends ArrayModifierFunction {
+        @FunctionParseNode.Argument(allowedTypes = {PBinaryArray.class, PVarbinaryArray.class})})
+public class ArrayPrependFunction extends ArrayModifierFunction {
 
     public static final String NAME = "ARRAY_PREPEND";
 
@@ -44,53 +41,14 @@ public class ArrayPrependFunction  extends ArrayModifierFunction {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public boolean evaluate(Tuple tuple, ImmutableBytesWritable ptr) {
-
-        if (!getArrayExpr().evaluate(tuple, ptr)) {
-            return false;
-        } else if (ptr.getLength() == 0) {
-            return true;
-        }
-        int arrayLength = PArrayDataType.getArrayLength(ptr, getBaseType(), getArrayExpr().getMaxLength());
-
-        int length = ptr.getLength();
-        int offset = ptr.getOffset();
-        byte[] arrayBytes = ptr.get();
-
-        getElementExpr().evaluate(tuple, ptr);
-
-        checkSizeCompatibility(ptr);
-        coerceBytes(ptr);
-        return PArrayDataType.prependItemToArray(ptr, length, offset, arrayBytes, getBaseType(), arrayLength, getMaxLength(), getArrayExpr().getSortOrder());
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public PDataType getDataType() {
-        return children.get(1).getDataType();
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public Integer getMaxLength() {
-        return this.children.get(1).getMaxLength();
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public SortOrder getSortOrder() {
-        return getChildren().get(1).getSortOrder();
+    protected boolean modifierFunction(ImmutableBytesWritable ptr, int len, int offset,
+                                       byte[] arrayBytes, PDataType baseDataType, int arrayLength, Integer maxLength,
+                                       Expression arrayExp) {
+        return PArrayDataType.prependItemToArray(ptr, len, offset, arrayBytes, baseDataType, arrayLength, getMaxLength(), arrayExp.getSortOrder());
     }
 
     @Override
     public String getName() {
         return NAME;
     }
-
-    @Override
-    public Expression getArrayExpr() {
-        return getChildren().get(1);
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public Expression getElementExpr() {
-        return getChildren().get(0);
-    }
 }

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/phoenix/blob/7385899d/phoenix-core/src/main/java/org/apache/phoenix/schema/types/PArrayDataType.java
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diff --git a/phoenix-core/src/main/java/org/apache/phoenix/schema/types/PArrayDataType.java b/phoenix-core/src/main/java/org/apache/phoenix/schema/types/PArrayDataType.java
index 86f22f7..4e32cc0 100644
--- a/phoenix-core/src/main/java/org/apache/phoenix/schema/types/PArrayDataType.java
+++ b/phoenix-core/src/main/java/org/apache/phoenix/schema/types/PArrayDataType.java
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import java.io.DataOutputStream;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
 import java.text.Format;
-import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.LinkedList;
 import java.util.List;
 
@@ -129,6 +128,19 @@ public abstract class PArrayDataType<T> extends PDataType<T> {
         }
         return 0;
     }
+
+    public static int serializeNulls(byte[] bytes, int position, int nulls){
+        int nMultiplesOver255 = nulls / 255;
+        while (nMultiplesOver255-- > 0) {
+            bytes[position++] = 1;
+        }
+        int nRemainingNulls = nulls % 255;
+        if (nRemainingNulls > 0) {
+            byte nNullByte = SortOrder.invert((byte)(nRemainingNulls-1));
+            bytes[position++] = nNullByte;
+        }
+        return position;
+    }
  
     public static void writeEndSeperatorForVarLengthArray(DataOutputStream oStream) throws IOException {
         oStream.write(QueryConstants.SEPARATOR_BYTE);
@@ -246,6 +258,10 @@ public abstract class PArrayDataType<T> extends PDataType<T> {
                     pArr = new PhoenixArray(pArr, desiredMaxLength);
                 }
             }
+            //Coerce to new max length when only max lengths differ
+            if(actualType == desiredType && !pArr.isPrimitiveType() && maxLength != null && maxLength != desiredMaxLength){
+               pArr = new PhoenixArray(pArr, desiredMaxLength);
+            }
             baseType = desiredBaseType;
             ptr.set(toBytes(pArr, baseType, expectedModifier));
         } else {
@@ -460,6 +476,11 @@ public abstract class PArrayDataType<T> extends PDataType<T> {
     }
 
     public static boolean appendItemToArray(ImmutableBytesWritable ptr, int length, int offset, byte[] arrayBytes, PDataType baseType, int arrayLength, Integer maxLength, SortOrder sortOrder) {
+        if (ptr.getLength() == 0) {
+            ptr.set(arrayBytes, offset, length);
+            return true;
+        }
+
         int elementLength = maxLength == null ? ptr.getLength() : maxLength;
 
         //padding
@@ -617,16 +638,8 @@ public abstract class PArrayDataType<T> extends PDataType<T> {
                 currentPosition++;
 
                 newOffsetArrayPosition = offsetArrayPosition + lengthIncrease;
-                while (nMultiplesOver255-- > 0) {
-                    newArray[currentPosition] = (byte) 1;
-                    currentPosition++;
-                }
-                // Write a byte for the remaining null elements
-                if (nRemainingNulls > 0) {
-                    byte nNullByte = SortOrder.invert((byte) (nRemainingNulls - 1));
-                    newArray[currentPosition] = nNullByte; // Single byte for repeating nulls
-                    currentPosition++;
-                }
+                //serialize nulls at the beginning
+                currentPosition = serializeNulls(newArray, currentPosition, nulls);
             } else {
                 if (!useInt) {
                     if (PArrayDataType.useShortForOffsetArray(endElementPosition)) {
@@ -702,6 +715,134 @@ public abstract class PArrayDataType<T> extends PDataType<T> {
         Bytes.putByte(newArray, currentPosition, arrayBytes[offset + length - 1]);
     }
 
+    public static boolean concatArrays(ImmutableBytesWritable ptr, int array1BytesLength, int array1BytesOffset, byte[] array1Bytes, PDataType baseType, int actualLengthOfArray1, int actualLengthOfArray2) {
+        int array2BytesLength = ptr.getLength();
+        int array2BytesOffset = ptr.getOffset();
+        byte[] array2Bytes = ptr.get();
+
+        byte[] newArray;
+
+        if (!baseType.isFixedWidth()) {
+            int offsetArrayPositionArray1 = Bytes.toInt(array1Bytes, array1BytesOffset + array1BytesLength - Bytes.SIZEOF_INT - Bytes.SIZEOF_INT - Bytes.SIZEOF_BYTE, Bytes.SIZEOF_INT);
+            int offsetArrayPositionArray2 = Bytes.toInt(array2Bytes, array2BytesOffset + array2BytesLength - Bytes.SIZEOF_INT - Bytes.SIZEOF_INT - Bytes.SIZEOF_BYTE, Bytes.SIZEOF_INT);
+            int offsetArrayLengthArray1 = array1BytesLength - offsetArrayPositionArray1 - Bytes.SIZEOF_INT - Bytes.SIZEOF_INT - Bytes.SIZEOF_BYTE;
+            int offsetArrayLengthArray2 = array2BytesLength - offsetArrayPositionArray2 - Bytes.SIZEOF_INT - Bytes.SIZEOF_INT - Bytes.SIZEOF_BYTE;
+            int newArrayLength = actualLengthOfArray1 + actualLengthOfArray2;
+            int nullsAtTheEndOfArray1 = 0;
+            int nullsAtTheBeginningOfArray2 = 0;
+            //checks whether offset array consists of shorts or integers
+            boolean useIntArray1 = offsetArrayLengthArray1 / actualLengthOfArray1 == Bytes.SIZEOF_INT;
+            boolean useIntArray2 = offsetArrayLengthArray2 / actualLengthOfArray2 == Bytes.SIZEOF_INT;
+            boolean useIntNewArray = false;
+            //count nulls at the end of array 1
+            for (int index = actualLengthOfArray1 - 1; index > -1; index--) {
+                int offset = getOffset(array1Bytes, index, !useIntArray1, array1BytesOffset + offsetArrayPositionArray1);
+                if (array1Bytes[array1BytesOffset + offset] == QueryConstants.SEPARATOR_BYTE) {
+                    nullsAtTheEndOfArray1++;
+                } else {
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+            //count nulls at the beginning of the array 2
+            int array2FirstNonNullElementOffset = 0;
+            int array2FirstNonNullIndex = 0;
+            for (int index = 0; index < actualLengthOfArray2; index++) {
+                int offset = getOffset(array2Bytes, index, !useIntArray2, array2BytesOffset + offsetArrayPositionArray2);
+                if (array2Bytes[array2BytesOffset + offset] == QueryConstants.SEPARATOR_BYTE) {
+                    nullsAtTheBeginningOfArray2++;
+                } else {
+                    array2FirstNonNullIndex = index;
+                    array2FirstNonNullElementOffset = offset;
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+            int nullsInMiddleAfterConcat = nullsAtTheEndOfArray1 + nullsAtTheBeginningOfArray2;
+            int bytesForNullsBefore = nullsAtTheBeginningOfArray2 / 255 + (nullsAtTheBeginningOfArray2 % 255 == 0 ? 0 : 1);
+            int bytesForNullsAfter = nullsInMiddleAfterConcat / 255 + (nullsInMiddleAfterConcat % 255 == 0 ? 0 : 1);
+            //Increase of length required to store nulls
+            int lengthIncreaseForNulls = bytesForNullsAfter - bytesForNullsBefore;
+            //Length increase incremented by one when there were no nulls at the beginning of array and when there are
+            //nulls at the end of array 1 as we need to allocate a byte for separator byte in this case.
+            lengthIncreaseForNulls += nullsAtTheBeginningOfArray2 == 0 && nullsAtTheEndOfArray1 != 0 ? Bytes.SIZEOF_BYTE : 0;
+            int newOffsetArrayPosition = offsetArrayPositionArray1 + offsetArrayPositionArray2 + lengthIncreaseForNulls - 2 * Bytes.SIZEOF_BYTE;
+            int endElementPositionOfArray2 = getOffset(array2Bytes, actualLengthOfArray2 - 1, !useIntArray2, array2BytesOffset + offsetArrayPositionArray2);
+            int newEndElementPosition = lengthIncreaseForNulls + endElementPositionOfArray2 + offsetArrayPositionArray1 - 2 * Bytes.SIZEOF_BYTE;
+            //Creates a byre array to store the concatenated array
+            if (PArrayDataType.useShortForOffsetArray(newEndElementPosition)) {
+                newArray = new byte[newOffsetArrayPosition + newArrayLength * Bytes.SIZEOF_SHORT + Bytes.SIZEOF_INT + Bytes.SIZEOF_INT + Bytes.SIZEOF_BYTE];
+            } else {
+                useIntNewArray = true;
+                newArray = new byte[newOffsetArrayPosition + newArrayLength * Bytes.SIZEOF_INT + Bytes.SIZEOF_INT + Bytes.SIZEOF_INT + Bytes.SIZEOF_BYTE];
+            }
+
+            int currentPosition = 0;
+            //Copies all the elements from array 1 to new array
+            System.arraycopy(array1Bytes, array1BytesOffset, newArray, currentPosition, offsetArrayPositionArray1 - 2 * Bytes.SIZEOF_BYTE);
+            currentPosition = offsetArrayPositionArray1 - 2 * Bytes.SIZEOF_BYTE;
+            int array2StartingPosition = currentPosition;
+            currentPosition += nullsInMiddleAfterConcat != 0 ? 1 : 0;
+            //Writes nulls in the middle of the array.
+            currentPosition = serializeNulls(newArray, currentPosition, nullsInMiddleAfterConcat);
+            //Copies the elements from array 2 beginning from the first non null element.
+            System.arraycopy(array2Bytes, array2BytesOffset + array2FirstNonNullElementOffset, newArray, currentPosition, offsetArrayPositionArray2 - array2FirstNonNullElementOffset);
+            currentPosition += offsetArrayPositionArray2 - array2FirstNonNullElementOffset;
+
+            //Writing offset arrays
+            if (useIntNewArray) {
+                //offsets for the elements from array 1. Simply copied.
+                for (int index = 0; index < actualLengthOfArray1; index++) {
+                    int offset = getOffset(array1Bytes, index, !useIntArray1, array1BytesOffset + offsetArrayPositionArray1);
+                    Bytes.putInt(newArray, currentPosition, offset);
+                    currentPosition += Bytes.SIZEOF_INT;
+                }
+                //offsets for nulls in the middle
+                for (int index = 0; index < array2FirstNonNullIndex; index++) {
+                    int offset = getOffset(array2Bytes, index, !useIntArray2, array2BytesOffset + offsetArrayPositionArray2);
+                    Bytes.putInt(newArray, currentPosition, offset + array2StartingPosition);
+                    currentPosition += Bytes.SIZEOF_INT;
+                }
+                //offsets for the elements from the first non null element from array 2
+                int part2NonNullStartingPosition = array2StartingPosition + bytesForNullsAfter + (bytesForNullsAfter == 0 ? 0 : Bytes.SIZEOF_BYTE);
+                for (int index = array2FirstNonNullIndex; index < actualLengthOfArray2; index++) {
+                    int offset = getOffset(array2Bytes, index, !useIntArray2, array2BytesOffset + offsetArrayPositionArray2);
+                    Bytes.putInt(newArray, currentPosition, offset - array2FirstNonNullElementOffset + part2NonNullStartingPosition);
+                    currentPosition += Bytes.SIZEOF_INT;
+                }
+            } else {
+                //offsets for the elements from array 1. Simply copied.
+                for (int index = 0; index < actualLengthOfArray1; index++) {
+                    int offset = getOffset(array1Bytes, index, !useIntArray1, array1BytesOffset + offsetArrayPositionArray1);
+                    Bytes.putShort(newArray, currentPosition, (short) (offset - Short.MAX_VALUE));
+                    currentPosition += Bytes.SIZEOF_SHORT;
+                }
+                //offsets for nulls in the middle
+                for (int index = 0; index < array2FirstNonNullIndex; index++) {
+                    int offset = getOffset(array2Bytes, index, !useIntArray2, array2BytesOffset + offsetArrayPositionArray2);
+                    Bytes.putShort(newArray, currentPosition, (short) (offset + array2StartingPosition - Short.MAX_VALUE));
+                    currentPosition += Bytes.SIZEOF_SHORT;
+                }
+                //offsets for the elements from the first non null element from array 2
+                int part2NonNullStartingPosition = array2StartingPosition + bytesForNullsAfter + (bytesForNullsAfter == 0 ? 0 : Bytes.SIZEOF_BYTE);
+                for (int index = array2FirstNonNullIndex; index < actualLengthOfArray2; index++) {
+                    int offset = getOffset(array2Bytes, index, !useIntArray2, array2BytesOffset + offsetArrayPositionArray2);
+                    Bytes.putShort(newArray, currentPosition, (short) (offset - array2FirstNonNullElementOffset + part2NonNullStartingPosition - Short.MAX_VALUE));
+                    currentPosition += Bytes.SIZEOF_SHORT;
+                }
+            }
+            Bytes.putInt(newArray, currentPosition, newOffsetArrayPosition);
+            currentPosition += Bytes.SIZEOF_INT;
+            Bytes.putInt(newArray, currentPosition, useIntNewArray ? -newArrayLength : newArrayLength);
+            currentPosition += Bytes.SIZEOF_INT;
+            Bytes.putByte(newArray, currentPosition, array1Bytes[array1BytesOffset + array1BytesLength - 1]);
+        } else {
+            newArray = new byte[array1BytesLength + array2BytesLength];
+            System.arraycopy(array1Bytes, array1BytesOffset, newArray, 0, array1BytesLength);
+            System.arraycopy(array2Bytes, array2BytesOffset, newArray, array1BytesLength, array2BytesLength);
+        }
+        ptr.set(newArray);
+        return true;
+    }
+
     public static int serailizeOffsetArrayIntoStream(DataOutputStream oStream, TrustedByteArrayOutputStream byteStream,
             int noOfElements, int maxOffset, int[] offsetPos) throws IOException {
         int offsetPosition = (byteStream.size());