Package org.apache.spark.sql.connector.expressions

Class Cast

Object

org.apache.spark.sql.internal.connector.ExpressionWithToString

org.apache.spark.sql.connector.expressions.Cast

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Expression

@Evolving
public class Cast
extends org.apache.spark.sql.internal.connector.ExpressionWithToString

Represents a cast expression in the public logical expression API.

Since:

3.3.0

See Also:

• Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface org.apache.spark.sql.connector.expressions.Expression

EMPTY_EXPRESSION, EMPTY_NAMED_REFERENCE

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
Cast(Expression expression, DataType dataType)	Deprecated.
Cast(Expression expression, DataType expressionDataType, DataType targetDataType)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Expression[]	children()	Returns an array of the children of this node.
DataType	dataType()
Expression	expression()
DataType	expressionDataType()

Methods inherited from class org.apache.spark.sql.internal.connector.ExpressionWithToString

describe, references, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Details

Cast

@Deprecated
public Cast(Expression expression,
 DataType dataType)

Deprecated.

Cast

public Cast(Expression expression,
 DataType expressionDataType,
 DataType targetDataType)

Method Details

expression

public Expression expression()

expressionDataType

public DataType expressionDataType()

dataType

public DataType dataType()

children

public Expression[] children()

Description copied from interface: Expression

Returns an array of the children of this node. Children should not change.