create table json_t (key string, jstring string); insert overwrite table json_t select * from ( select '1', '{"f1": "value1", "f2": "value2", "f3": 3, "f5": 5.23}' from src limit 1 union all select '2', '{"f1": "value12", "f3": "value3", "f2": 2, "f4": 4.01}' from src limit 1 union all select '3', '{"f1": "value13", "f4": "value44", "f3": "value33", "f2": 2, "f5": 5.01}' from src limit 1 union all select '4', cast(null as string) from src limit 1 union all select '5', '{"f1": "", "f5": null}' from src limit 1 union all select '6', '[invalid JSON string]' from src limit 1 ) s; explain select a.key, b.* from json_t a lateral view json_tuple(a.jstring, 'f1', 'f2', 'f3', 'f4', 'f5') b as f1, f2, f3, f4, f5 order by a.key; select a.key, b.* from json_t a lateral view json_tuple(a.jstring, 'f1', 'f2', 'f3', 'f4', 'f5') b as f1, f2, f3, f4, f5 order by a.key; explain select json_tuple(a.jstring, 'f1', 'f2', 'f3', 'f4', 'f5') as (f1, f2, f3, f4, f5) from json_t a order by f1, f2, f3; select json_tuple(a.jstring, 'f1', 'f2', 'f3', 'f4', 'f5') as (f1, f2, f3, f4, f5) from json_t a order by f1, f2, f3; explain select a.key, b.f2, b.f5 from json_t a lateral view json_tuple(a.jstring, 'f1', 'f2', 'f3', 'f4', 'f5') b as f1, f2, f3, f4, f5 order by a.key; select a.key, b.f2, b.f5 from json_t a lateral view json_tuple(a.jstring, 'f1', 'f2', 'f3', 'f4', 'f5') b as f1, f2, f3, f4, f5 order by a.key; explain select f2, count(*) from json_t a lateral view json_tuple(a.jstring, 'f1', 'f2', 'f3', 'f4', 'f5') b as f1, f2, f3, f4, f5 where f1 is not null group by f2 order by f2; select f2, count(*) from json_t a lateral view json_tuple(a.jstring, 'f1', 'f2', 'f3', 'f4', 'f5') b as f1, f2, f3, f4, f5 where f1 is not null group by f2 order by f2; -- Verify that json_tuple can handle new lines in JSON values CREATE TABLE dest1(c1 STRING) STORED AS RCFILE; INSERT OVERWRITE TABLE dest1 SELECT '{"a":"b\nc"}' FROM src LIMIT 1; SELECT * FROM dest1; SELECT json FROM dest1 a LATERAL VIEW json_tuple(c1, 'a') b AS json;