io.delta.kernel.types

Class DataType

java.lang.Object

io.delta.kernel.types.DataType

Direct Known Subclasses:

ArrayType, BasePrimitiveType, DecimalType, MapType, MixedDataType, StructType

public abstract class DataType
extends java.lang.Object

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
DataType()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
abstract boolean	equals(java.lang.Object obj)
boolean	equivalent(DataType dataType) Are the data types same? The metadata or column names could be different.
abstract int	hashCode()
abstract java.lang.String	toJson() Convert the data type to Delta protocol specified serialization format.
abstract java.lang.String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

DataType

public DataType()

Method Detail

toJson

public abstract java.lang.String toJson()

Convert the data type to Delta protocol specified serialization format.

Returns:

Data type serialized in JSON format.

equivalent

public boolean equivalent(DataType dataType)

Are the data types same? The metadata or column names could be different.

Parameters:

dataType -

Returns:

hashCode

public abstract int hashCode()

Overrides:

hashCode in class java.lang.Object

equals

public abstract boolean equals(java.lang.Object obj)

Overrides:

equals in class java.lang.Object

toString

public abstract java.lang.String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object