Github user willb commented on a diff in the pull request:
https://github.com/apache/spark/pull/1359#discussion_r14802394
--- Diff:
sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/expressions/stringOperations.scala
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@@ -207,3 +207,71 @@ case class StartsWith(left: Expression, right:
Expression) extends StringCompari
case class EndsWith(left: Expression, right: Expression) extends
StringComparison {
def compare(l: String, r: String) = l.endsWith(r)
}
+
+/**
+ * A function that takes a substring of its first argument starting at a
given position.
+ * Defined for String and Binary types.
+ */
+case class Substring(str: Expression, pos: Expression, len: Expression)
extends Expression {
+
+ type EvaluatedType = Any
+
+ def nullable: Boolean = true
+ def dataType: DataType = {
+ if (!resolved) {
+ throw new UnresolvedException(this, s"Cannot resolve since $children
are not resolved")
+ }
+ if (str.dataType == BinaryType) str.dataType else StringType
+ }
+
+ def references = children.flatMap(_.references).toSet
+
+ override def children = str :: pos :: len :: Nil
+
+ @inline
+ def slice[T, C <% IndexedSeqOptimized[T,_]](str: C, startPos: Int,
sliceLen: Int): Any = {
--- End diff --
Yes, I think I can do it with implicit parameters. I'll push an update
once I've run the Catalyst suite against my change.
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