Fokko commented on a change in pull request #26780: [SPARK-27506][SQL] Allow
deserialization of Avro data using compatible schemas
URL: https://github.com/apache/spark/pull/26780#discussion_r356433702
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File path:
external/avro/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/avro/functions.scala
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@@ -45,9 +45,10 @@ object functions {
}
/**
- * Converts a binary column of avro format into its corresponding catalyst
value. The specified
- * schema must match the read data, otherwise the behavior is undefined: it
may fail or return
- * arbitrary result.
+ * Converts a binary column of avro format into its corresponding catalyst
value. If a writer's
+ * schema is provided in the options, a different (but compatible) schema
can be used for reading.
Review comment:
Good point, thanks
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