org.apache.spark.sql.types

Class HiveStringType

Object

org.apache.spark.sql.types.DataType

org.apache.spark.sql.types.HiveStringType

Direct Known Subclasses:

CharType, VarcharType

public abstract class HiveStringType
extends DataType

A hive string type for compatibility. These datatypes should only used for parsing, and should NOT be used anywhere else. Any instance of these data types should be replaced by a StringType before analysis.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
HiveStringType()

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static String	catalogString()
int	defaultSize() The default size of a value of this data type, used internally for size estimation.
static String	json()
abstract int	length()
static String	prettyJson()
static DataType	replaceCharType(DataType dt)
static String	simpleString()
static String	sql()
static String	typeName()

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

catalogString, fromJson, json, prettyJson, simpleString, sql, typeName

Methods inherited from class Object

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

Constructor Detail

HiveStringType

public HiveStringType()

Method Detail

replaceCharType

public static DataType replaceCharType(DataType dt)

typeName

public static String typeName()

json

public static String json()

prettyJson

public static String prettyJson()

simpleString

public static String simpleString()

catalogString

public static String catalogString()

sql

public static String sql()

defaultSize

public int defaultSize()

Description copied from class: DataType

The default size of a value of this data type, used internally for size estimation.

Specified by:

defaultSize in class DataType

Returns:

(undocumented)

length

public abstract int length()