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vectordb / Exports / Table

Interface: Table<T>

A LanceDB Table is the collection of Records. Each Record has one or more vector fields.

Type parameters

Name Type
T number[]

Implemented by

Table of contents

Properties

Properties

add

add: (data: Record<string, unknown>[]) => Promise<number>

Type declaration

▸ (data): Promise<number>

Insert records into this Table.

Parameters
Name Type Description
data Record<string, unknown>[] Records to be inserted into the Table
Returns

Promise<number>

The number of rows added to the table

Defined in

index.ts:291


countRows

countRows: () => Promise<number>

Type declaration

▸ (): Promise<number>

Returns the number of rows in this table.

Returns

Promise<number>

Defined in

index.ts:361


createIndex

createIndex: (indexParams: IvfPQIndexConfig) => Promise<any>

Type declaration

▸ (indexParams): Promise<any>

Create an ANN index on this Table vector index.

Parameters
Name Type Description
indexParams IvfPQIndexConfig The parameters of this Index,
Returns

Promise<any>

See

VectorIndexParams.

Defined in

index.ts:306


createScalarIndex

createScalarIndex: (column: string, replace: boolean) => Promise<void>

Type declaration

▸ (column, replace): Promise<void>

Create a scalar index on this Table for the given column

Parameters
Name Type Description
column string The column to index
replace boolean If false, fail if an index already exists on the column Scalar indices, like vector indices, can be used to speed up scans. A scalar index can speed up scans that contain filter expressions on the indexed column. For example, the following scan will be faster if the column my_col has a scalar index: ts const con = await lancedb.connect('./.lancedb'); const table = await con.openTable('images'); const results = await table.where('my_col = 7').execute(); Scalar indices can also speed up scans containing a vector search and a prefilter: ts const con = await lancedb.connect('././lancedb'); const table = await con.openTable('images'); const results = await table.search([1.0, 2.0]).where('my_col != 7').prefilter(true); Scalar indices can only speed up scans for basic filters using equality, comparison, range (e.g. my_col BETWEEN 0 AND 100), and set membership (e.g. my_col IN (0, 1, 2)) Scalar indices can be used if the filter contains multiple indexed columns and the filter criteria are AND'd or OR'd together (e.g. my_col < 0 AND other_col> 100) Scalar indices may be used if the filter contains non-indexed columns but, depending on the structure of the filter, they may not be usable. For example, if the column not_indexed does not have a scalar index then the filter my_col = 0 OR not_indexed = 1 will not be able to use any scalar index on my_col.
Returns

Promise<void>

Examples

const con = await lancedb.connect('././lancedb')
const table = await con.openTable('images')
await table.createScalarIndex('my_col')

Defined in

index.ts:356


delete

delete: (filter: string) => Promise<void>

Type declaration

▸ (filter): Promise<void>

Delete rows from this table.

This can be used to delete a single row, many rows, all rows, or sometimes no rows (if your predicate matches nothing).

Parameters
Name Type Description
filter string A filter in the same format used by a sql WHERE clause. The filter must not be empty.
Returns

Promise<void>

Examples

const con = await lancedb.connect("./.lancedb")
const data = [
   {id: 1, vector: [1, 2]},
   {id: 2, vector: [3, 4]},
   {id: 3, vector: [5, 6]},
];
const tbl = await con.createTable("my_table", data)
await tbl.delete("id = 2")
await tbl.countRows() // Returns 2

If you have a list of values to delete, you can combine them into a stringified list and use the IN operator:

const to_remove = [1, 5];
await tbl.delete(`id IN (${to_remove.join(",")})`)
await tbl.countRows() // Returns 1

Defined in

index.ts:395


indexStats

indexStats: (indexUuid: string) => Promise<IndexStats>

Type declaration

▸ (indexUuid): Promise<IndexStats>

Get statistics about an index.

Parameters
Name Type
indexUuid string
Returns

Promise<IndexStats>

Defined in

index.ts:438


listIndices

listIndices: () => Promise<VectorIndex[]>

Type declaration

▸ (): Promise<VectorIndex[]>

List the indicies on this table.

Returns

Promise<VectorIndex[]>

Defined in

index.ts:433


name

name: string

Defined in

index.ts:277


overwrite

overwrite: (data: Record<string, unknown>[]) => Promise<number>

Type declaration

▸ (data): Promise<number>

Insert records into this Table, replacing its contents.

Parameters
Name Type Description
data Record<string, unknown>[] Records to be inserted into the Table
Returns

Promise<number>

The number of rows added to the table

Defined in

index.ts:299


schema

schema: Promise<Schema<any>>

Defined in

index.ts:440


search: (query: T) => Query<T>

Type declaration

▸ (query): Query<T>

Creates a search query to find the nearest neighbors of the given search term

Parameters
Name Type Description
query T The query search term
Returns

Query<T>

Defined in

index.ts:283


update

update: (args: UpdateArgs | UpdateSqlArgs) => Promise<void>

Type declaration

▸ (args): Promise<void>

Update rows in this table.

This can be used to update a single row, many rows, all rows, or sometimes no rows (if your predicate matches nothing).

Parameters
Name Type Description
args UpdateArgs | UpdateSqlArgs see UpdateArgs and UpdateSqlArgs for more details
Returns

Promise<void>

Examples

const con = await lancedb.connect("./.lancedb")
const data = [
   {id: 1, vector: [3, 3], name: 'Ye'},
   {id: 2, vector: [4, 4], name: 'Mike'},
];
const tbl = await con.createTable("my_table", data)

await tbl.update({
  where: "id = 2",
  values: { vector: [2, 2], name: "Michael" },
})

let results = await tbl.search([1, 1]).execute();
// Returns [
//   {id: 2, vector: [2, 2], name: 'Michael'}
//   {id: 1, vector: [3, 3], name: 'Ye'}
// ]

Defined in

index.ts:428