The Pair ones return a JavaPairRDD, which has additional operations on key-value pairs. Take a look at http://spark.apache.org/docs/latest/programming-guide.html#working-with-key-value-pairs for details.
Matei On Jul 24, 2014, at 3:41 PM, abhiguruvayya <sharath.abhis...@gmail.com> wrote: > Can any one help me understand the key difference between mapToPair vs > flatMapToPair vs flatMap functions and also when to apply these functions in > particular. > > > > -- > View this message in context: > http://apache-spark-user-list.1001560.n3.nabble.com/mapToPair-vs-flatMapToPair-vs-flatMap-function-usage-tp10617.html > Sent from the Apache Spark User List mailing list archive at Nabble.com.