DESCRIBE FUNCTION

説明

DESCRIBE FUNCTION ステートメントは、既存の関数の基本的なメタデータ情報を返します。メタデータ情報には、関数名、実装クラス、使用方法の詳細が含まれます。省略可能な EXTENDED オプションが指定された場合、基本的なメタデータ情報は、使用方法に関する追加情報と一緒に返されます。

構文

{ DESC | DESCRIBE } FUNCTION [ EXTENDED ] function_name

パラメータ

-- Describe a builtin scalar function.
-- Returns function name, implementing class and usage
DESC FUNCTION abs;
+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
|function_desc                                                      |
+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
|Function: abs                                                      |
|Class: org.apache.spark.sql.catalyst.expressions.Abs               |
|Usage: abs(expr) - Returns the absolute value of the numeric value.|
+-------------------------------------------------------------------+

-- Describe a builtin scalar function.
-- Returns function name, implementing class and usage and examples.
DESC FUNCTION EXTENDED abs;
+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
|function_desc                                                      |
+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
|Function: abs                                                      |
|Class: org.apache.spark.sql.catalyst.expressions.Abs               |
|Usage: abs(expr) - Returns the absolute value of the numeric value.|
|Extended Usage:                                                    |
|    Examples:                                                      |
|      > SELECT abs(-1);                                            |
|       1                                                           |
|                                                                   |
+-------------------------------------------------------------------+

-- Describe a builtin aggregate function
DESC FUNCTION max;
+--------------------------------------------------------------+
|function_desc                                                 |
+--------------------------------------------------------------+
|Function: max                                                 |
|Class: org.apache.spark.sql.catalyst.expressions.aggregate.Max|
|Usage: max(expr) - Returns the maximum value of `expr`.       |
+--------------------------------------------------------------+

-- Describe a builtin user defined aggregate function
-- Returns function name, implementing class and usage and examples.
DESC FUNCTION EXTENDED explode
+---------------------------------------------------------------+
|function_desc                                                  |
+---------------------------------------------------------------+
|Function: explode                                              |
|Class: org.apache.spark.sql.catalyst.expressions.Explode       |
|Usage: explode(expr) - Separates the elements of array `expr`  |
| into multiple rows, or the elements of map `expr` into        |
| multiple rows and columns. Unless specified otherwise, uses   |
| the default column name `col` for elements of the array or    |
| `key` and `value` for the elements of the map.                |
|Extended Usage:                                                |
|    Examples:                                                  |
|      > SELECT explode(array(10, 20));                         |
|       10                                                      |
|       20                                                      |
+---------------------------------------------------------------+