Hi dylanhz,

Thanks for the feedback and the +1. No I don't think we need the Scala tab.
During the restructuring I will keep an eye out to remove it.

@Xiqian I have added a new screenshot of the page with all the
functions listed.

Cheers,

Ramin

On Thu, Oct 29, 2026 at 8:20 AM dylanhz <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi Ramin,
>
> A strong +1 from me! More detailed, consistently structured docs would be
> easier for both human readers and AI agents to understand.
>
> One small question: since the Scala APIs are deprecated, do we still need
> the Scala syntax tab?
>
> Thanks!
>
>
> ----------
> Best regards,
> dylanhz
>
>
>
>
> > 2026年10月28日 21:57,Ramin Gharib <[email protected]> 写道:
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I'd like to restructure the built-in functions page [1]. It lists 306
> > functions and operators as table rows on a single page, each with a
> > free-form description. Arguments, return values, NULL behavior and errors
> > are hard to find.
> >
> > The proposal picks up FLINK-23804 [2]:
> > - Each function gets its own page with the same sections: syntax for SQL
> > and the Table API, arguments, returns, usage notes and examples.
> > - The sidebar groups the function pages by category, and each category
> > folds open and closed.
> >
> > The screenshots [3] show REGEXP_EXTRACT and the sidebar in the new
> layout,
> > built locally with the current docs theme.
> >
> > I'd move one category per PR. Moving the existing entries is mostly
> > mechanical, so I'd use AI assistance and fill in the AI disclosure in the
> > PR template.
> >
> > I would be interested in your feedback on this idea.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Ramin
> >
> > [1]
> >
> https://nightlies.apache.org/flink/flink-docs-release-2.4/docs/sql/functions/built-in-functions/
> > [2] https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FLINK-23804
> > [3]
> https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/123rKBt0ESz5Wn5VSlCcQF3hxJuwtf3Q9
>
>

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