org.apache.spark.sql.types

Class StringType

Object

org.apache.spark.sql.types.DataType

org.apache.spark.sql.types.NativeType

org.apache.spark.sql.types.StringType

All Implemented Interfaces:

PrimitiveType

public class StringType
extends NativeType
implements PrimitiveType

:: DeveloperApi :: The data type representing String values. Please use the singleton DataTypes.StringType.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
StringType	asNullable() Returns the same data type but set all nullability fields are true (StructField.nullable, ArrayType.containsNull, and MapType.valueContainsNull).
int	defaultSize() The default size of a value of the StringType is 4096 bytes.
scala.math.Ordering<String>	ordering()
scala.reflect.api.TypeTags.TypeTag<String>	tag()

Methods inherited from class org.apache.spark.sql.types.NativeType

all, classTag, unapply

Methods inherited from class org.apache.spark.sql.types.DataType

equalsIgnoreCompatibleNullability, equalsIgnoreNullability, fromCaseClassString, fromJson, isPrimitive, json, jsonValue, prettyJson, sameType, simpleString, typeName, unapply

Methods inherited from class Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.spark.sql.types.PrimitiveType

isPrimitive

Method Detail

tag

public scala.reflect.api.TypeTags.TypeTag<String> tag()

ordering

public scala.math.Ordering<String> ordering()

defaultSize

public int defaultSize()

The default size of a value of the StringType is 4096 bytes.

Specified by:

defaultSize in class DataType

asNullable

public StringType asNullable()

Description copied from class: DataType

Returns the same data type but set all nullability fields are true (StructField.nullable, ArrayType.containsNull, and MapType.valueContainsNull).

Specified by:

asNullable in class DataType