bmorck commented on code in PR #17499:
URL: https://github.com/apache/iceberg/pull/17499#discussion_r3755185324


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spark/v4.1/spark-extensions/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/analysis/ResolveViews.scala:
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@@ -111,16 +119,72 @@ case class ResolveViews(spark: SparkSession) extends 
Rule[LogicalPlan] with Look
 
     // Apply the field aliases and column comments
     // This logic differs from how Spark handles views in 
SessionCatalog.fromCatalogTable.
-    // This is more strict because it doesn't allow resolution by field name.
+    // BINDING is more strict because it doesn't allow resolution by field 
name. COMPENSATION and
+    // TYPE_EVOLUTION coerce as SessionCatalog.castColToType does for those 
modes. Every mode keeps
+    // the stored name and metadata; only the coercion differs.
+    val mode = viewSchemaMode
     val aliases = view.schema.fields.zipWithIndex.map { case (expected, pos) =>
       val attr = GetColumnByOrdinal(pos, expected.dataType)
-      Alias(UpCast(attr, expected.dataType), expected.name)(explicitMetadata =
-        Some(expected.metadata))
+      val coerced =
+        if (mode == SparkSQLProperties.VIEW_SCHEMA_MODE_COMPENSATION) {
+          Cast(attr, expected.dataType, ansiEnabled = true)
+        } else if (mode == SparkSQLProperties.VIEW_SCHEMA_MODE_TYPE_EVOLUTION) 
{
+          attr

Review Comment:
   The existing `TYPE EVOLUTION` feature in Spark's V1 Session catalog views 
also can create the same drift between stored schema and output type, so there 
is precedent at least. But open to dissent here



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