org.apache.spark.sql.types

Class ObjectType

Object

org.apache.spark.sql.types.DataType

org.apache.spark.sql.types.ObjectType

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, scala.Equals, scala.Product

public class ObjectType
extends DataType
implements scala.Product, scala.Serializable

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
ObjectType(Class<?> cls)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	acceptsType(DataType other) Returns true if other is an acceptable input type for a function that expects this, possibly abstract DataType.
DataType	asNullable() Returns the same data type but set all nullability fields are true (StructField.nullable, ArrayType.containsNull, and MapType.valueContainsNull).
Class<?>	cls()
int	defaultSize() The default size of a value of this data type, used internally for size estimation.
String	simpleString() Readable string representation for the type.

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

canWrite, catalogString, equalsStructurally, fromDDL, fromJson, json, parseTypeWithFallback, prettyJson, sql, typeName

Methods inherited from class Object

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

Methods inherited from interface scala.Product

$init$, productArity, productElement, productIterator, productPrefix

Methods inherited from interface scala.Equals

canEqual, equals

Constructor Detail

ObjectType

public ObjectType(Class<?> cls)

Method Detail

cls

public Class<?> cls()

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)

asNullable

public DataType 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).

Returns:

(undocumented)

simpleString

public String simpleString()

Description copied from class: DataType

Readable string representation for the type.

Overrides:

simpleString in class DataType

acceptsType

public boolean acceptsType(DataType other)

Returns true if other is an acceptable input type for a function that expects this, possibly abstract DataType.

   // this should return true
   DecimalType.acceptsType(DecimalType(10, 2))

   // this should return true as well
   NumericType.acceptsType(DecimalType(10, 2))
 

Parameters:

other - (undocumented)

Returns:

(undocumented)