Github user rxin commented on a diff in the pull request:
https://github.com/apache/spark/pull/6754#discussion_r32248073
--- Diff:
sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/analysis/HiveTypeCoercion.scala
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@@ -653,6 +654,27 @@ trait HiveTypeCoercion {
}
/**
+ * Coerces the type of different branches of If statement to a common
type.
+ */
+ object IfCoercion extends Rule[LogicalPlan] {
+ def apply(plan: LogicalPlan): LogicalPlan = plan
transformAllExpressions {
+ // Find tightest common type for If, if the true value and false
value have different types.
+ case i @ If(pred, left, right) if left.dataType != right.dataType =>
+ findTightestCommonTypeOfTwo(left.dataType, right.dataType).map {
widestType =>
--- End diff --
yup that's a good idea.
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