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Santhosh Srinivasan commented on PIG-912: ----------------------------------------- +1 > Rename/Add 'string' as a type in place of chararray - and deprecate (and > probably eventually remove) the use of 'chararray' > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Key: PIG-912 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/PIG-912 > Project: Pig > Issue Type: Bug > Reporter: Mridul Muralidharan > > The type 'chararray' in pig does not refer to an array of characters (char > []) but rather to java.lang.String > This is inconsistent and confusing naming; and additionally, will be a > interoperability issue with other systems which support schema's (zebra among > others). > It would be good to have a consistent naming across projects, while also > having appropriate names for the various types. > Since use of 'chararray' is already widely deployed, it would be good to : > a) Add a type 'string' (or equivalent) which is an alias for 'chararray'. > Additionally, it is possible to envision these too (if deemed necessary - not > a main requiremnt) : > b) Modify documentation and example scripts to use this new type. > c) Emit warnings about chararray being deprecated. -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. - You can reply to this email to add a comment to the issue online.