Re: [DISCUSSION] Describe complex columns

Posted by kunalkapoor on Mar 22, 2021; 7:44am
URL: http://apache-carbondata-dev-mailing-list-archive.168.s1.nabble.com/DISCUSSION-Describe-complex-columns-tp107027p107150.html

+1 good idea for visualizing complex columns

On Thu, Mar 18, 2021 at 10:35 PM Shreelekhya <[hidden email]>
wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Currently describe formatted displays the column information of a table and
> some additional information. When complex types such as  ARRAY, STRUCT, and
> MAP types are present in table, column definition can be long and it’s
> difficult to read in a nested format.
>
> For complex types available, the DESCRIBE output can be formatted to avoid
> long lines for multiple fields. We can pass the complex field name to the
> command and visualize its structure as if were a table.
>
> DDL Commands:
> DESCRIBE fieldname ON [db_name.]table_name;
> DESCRIBE short [db_name.]table_name;
>
> Please let me know your valid inputs about the same.
> Following is the link to the design document.
>
>
> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uNCByKR09Up9S2hpiEXYDA8XXIEZ2jI9PMSzMIVJ0Js/edit
>
>
> Thanks,
> Shreelekhya
>
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