RussellSpitzer commented on code in PR #17424:
URL: https://github.com/apache/iceberg/pull/17424#discussion_r3679137492
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parquet/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/parquet/VariantShreddingAnalyzer.java:
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@@ -51,10 +51,10 @@
*
* <ul>
* <li>Object fields are emitted in alphabetical order in the shredded
schema.
- * <li>Type selection picks the most common type with explicit tie-break
priority (see {@link
- * FieldInfo#TIE_BREAK_PRIORITY}), not enum ordinal.
+ * <li>A field is admitted only if all observations fall into a single type
family after numeric
+ * widening; mixed-type fields remain in the residual {@code value}.
* <li>Integer types (INT8/16/32/64) and decimal types (DECIMAL4/8/16) are
each promoted to the
- * widest observed before competing with other types.
+ * widest observed within their family.
* <li>Fields below {@code MIN_FIELD_FREQUENCY} are pruned. Above {@code
MAX_SHREDDED_FIELDS}, the
Review Comment:
This probably got answered when this was originally written, but why aren't
floats in the same family?
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