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Dongjoon Hyun edited comment on SPARK-27881 at 6/9/19 2:50 AM: --------------------------------------------------------------- The PR is valid but we decided to hold it on until the other mainstream engines support this. - https://github.com/apache/spark/pull/24742#discussion_r290509641 was (Author: dongjoon): The PR is valid but we decided to hold it on until the other mainstream DBMSs support this. - https://github.com/apache/spark/pull/24742#discussion_r290509641 > Support CAST (... FORMAT <pattern>) expression > ---------------------------------------------- > > Key: SPARK-27881 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/SPARK-27881 > Project: Spark > Issue Type: Improvement > Components: SQL > Affects Versions: 3.0.0 > Reporter: Peter Toth > Priority: Minor > > SQL:2016 standard supports the following Cast functions > {noformat} > CAST(<datetime> AS <char string type> [FORMAT <template>]) > CAST(<char string> AS <datetime type> [FORMAT <template>]) > {noformat} > to specify patterns to use during cast. > Oracle DB 18 already supports a similar formatting option during cast: > [https://docs.oracle.com/en/database/oracle/oracle-database/18/sqlrf/CAST.html] > There is an initiative in Impala: IMPALA-4018 and Hive HIVE-21575 to support. > (Please note that accepting the {{CAST (... FORMAT <pattern>)}} is just one > part of these tickets, the other part regarding patterns is covered here: > SPARK-27882.) -- This message was sent by Atlassian JIRA (v7.6.3#76005) --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: issues-unsubscr...@spark.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: issues-h...@spark.apache.org