dawidwys commented on a change in pull request #7777: [FLINK-9964][table] Add a full RFC-compliant CSV table format factory URL: https://github.com/apache/flink/pull/7777#discussion_r258547044
########## File path: docs/dev/table/connect.md ########## @@ -708,21 +709,46 @@ A format tag indicates the format type for matching with a connector. ### CSV Format -The CSV format allows to read and write comma-separated rows. +<span class="label label-info">Format: Serialization Schema</span> +<span class="label label-info">Format: Deserialization Schema</span> + +The CSV format aims to comply with [RFC-4180](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4180) ("Common Format and +MIME Type for Comma-Separated Values (CSV) Files") proposed by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). + +The format allows to read and write CSV data that corresponds to a given format schema. The format schema can be +defined either as a Flink type or derived from the desired table schema. + +If the format schema is equal to the table schema, the schema can also be automatically derived. This allows for +defining schema information only once. The names, types, and field order of the format are determined by the Review comment: ```suggestion defining schema information only once. The names, types, and fields' order of the format are determined by the ``` ---------------------------------------------------------------- This is an automated message from the Apache Git Service. To respond to the message, please log on GitHub and use the URL above to go to the specific comment. For queries about this service, please contact Infrastructure at: [email protected] With regards, Apache Git Services
