org.apache.spark.sql.types

Class StringType

Object

org.apache.spark.sql.types.DataType

org.apache.spark.sql.types.StringType

public class StringType
extends DataType

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

Since:

1.3.0

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static String	catalogString()
int	defaultSize() The default size of a value of the StringType is 20 bytes.
static String	json()
static String	prettyJson()
static String	simpleString()
static String	sql()
static String	typeName()

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

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

Methods inherited from class Object

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

Method Detail

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()

The default size of a value of the StringType is 20 bytes.

Returns:

(undocumented)