Github user fhueske commented on a diff in the pull request:
https://github.com/apache/flink/pull/5240#discussion_r164149992
--- Diff:
flink-libraries/flink-table/src/main/scala/org/apache/flink/table/descriptors/Schema.scala
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@@ -69,17 +72,76 @@ class Schema extends Descriptor {
*/
def field(fieldName: String, fieldType: String): Schema = {
if (tableSchema.contains(fieldName)) {
- throw new IllegalArgumentException(s"Duplicate field name
$fieldName.")
+ throw new ValidationException(s"Duplicate field name $fieldName.")
+ }
+
+ val fieldProperties = mutable.LinkedHashMap[String, String]()
+ fieldProperties += (DescriptorUtils.TYPE -> fieldType)
+
+ tableSchema += (fieldName -> fieldProperties)
+
+ lastField = Some(fieldName)
+ this
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Specifies the origin of the previously defined field. The origin
field is defined by a
+ * connector or format.
--- End diff --
Add that fields are matched by exact name by default.
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