org.apache.spark.sql.connector.expressions

Interface Literal<T>

Type Parameters:

T - the JVM type of a value held by the literal

All Superinterfaces:

Expression

@Evolving
public interface Literal<T>
extends Expression

Represents a constant literal value in the public expression API.

The JVM type of the value held by a literal must be the type used by Spark's InternalRow API for the literal's SQL data type.

Since:

3.0.0

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
DataType	dataType() Returns the SQL data type of the literal.
T	value() Returns the literal value.

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

describe

Method Detail

value

T value()

Returns the literal value.

dataType

DataType dataType()

Returns the SQL data type of the literal.