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JSON_DELETE_KEY
Removes a named key and value from a JSON map or array. Maps are in the form:
{"a": 1, "b": 2, "c": 3}
JSON_DELETE_KEY(json, keypath)
Arguments
- json: a JSON value
- keypath: the path to the key to delete (comma-separated list of dictionary keys or zero-indexed array positions).
Return Value
- The record without the key.
- SQL NULL if json is not a valid JSON.
Examples
mysql> select json_delete_key('{"a": 1, "b": 2, "c": 3}', 'a') as del;
+---------------+
| del |
+---------------+
| {"b":2,"c":3} |
+---------------+
mysql> select json_delete_key('{"a": 1, "b": 2, "c": 3}', 'z') as nochange;
+---------------------+
| nochange |
+---------------------+
| {"a":1,"b":2,"c":3} |
+---------------------+
mysql> select json_delete_key ('{"a":[1,2,3]}','a', 1) as array_delete;
+--------------+
| array_delete |
+--------------+
| {"a":[1,3]} |
+--------------+
