What does 'col (with tick) expression mean in Spark SQL?





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The following syntax:



def func0(x: Int => Int, y: Int)(in: DataFrame): DataFrame = {
in.filter('col > x(y))
}


Cannot place the 'col. "col" does not work, whereas "col" does work in the following code fine:



def func1(x: Int)(in: DataFrame): DataFrame = {
in.selectExpr("col", s"col + $x as col1")
}


The 'col signifies?



The dataframe example only has one col, col, what if 2 or 3 cols? Clearly missing something here. Something tells me it is very simple.










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  • See also stackoverflow.com/q/918590/2093695

    – Brian McCutchon
    Jan 4 at 0:16













  • Not the same thing I think though?

    – thebluephantom
    Jan 4 at 0:29


















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The following syntax:



def func0(x: Int => Int, y: Int)(in: DataFrame): DataFrame = {
in.filter('col > x(y))
}


Cannot place the 'col. "col" does not work, whereas "col" does work in the following code fine:



def func1(x: Int)(in: DataFrame): DataFrame = {
in.selectExpr("col", s"col + $x as col1")
}


The 'col signifies?



The dataframe example only has one col, col, what if 2 or 3 cols? Clearly missing something here. Something tells me it is very simple.










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  • See also stackoverflow.com/q/918590/2093695

    – Brian McCutchon
    Jan 4 at 0:16













  • Not the same thing I think though?

    – thebluephantom
    Jan 4 at 0:29














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The following syntax:



def func0(x: Int => Int, y: Int)(in: DataFrame): DataFrame = {
in.filter('col > x(y))
}


Cannot place the 'col. "col" does not work, whereas "col" does work in the following code fine:



def func1(x: Int)(in: DataFrame): DataFrame = {
in.selectExpr("col", s"col + $x as col1")
}


The 'col signifies?



The dataframe example only has one col, col, what if 2 or 3 cols? Clearly missing something here. Something tells me it is very simple.










share|improve this question
















The following syntax:



def func0(x: Int => Int, y: Int)(in: DataFrame): DataFrame = {
in.filter('col > x(y))
}


Cannot place the 'col. "col" does not work, whereas "col" does work in the following code fine:



def func1(x: Int)(in: DataFrame): DataFrame = {
in.selectExpr("col", s"col + $x as col1")
}


The 'col signifies?



The dataframe example only has one col, col, what if 2 or 3 cols? Clearly missing something here. Something tells me it is very simple.







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edited Jan 3 at 18:03









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  • See also stackoverflow.com/q/918590/2093695

    – Brian McCutchon
    Jan 4 at 0:16













  • Not the same thing I think though?

    – thebluephantom
    Jan 4 at 0:29



















  • See also stackoverflow.com/q/918590/2093695

    – Brian McCutchon
    Jan 4 at 0:16













  • Not the same thing I think though?

    – thebluephantom
    Jan 4 at 0:29

















See also stackoverflow.com/q/918590/2093695

– Brian McCutchon
Jan 4 at 0:16







See also stackoverflow.com/q/918590/2093695

– Brian McCutchon
Jan 4 at 0:16















Not the same thing I think though?

– thebluephantom
Jan 4 at 0:29





Not the same thing I think though?

– thebluephantom
Jan 4 at 0:29












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'col is a way to refer to a column named col, same as $"col" or col("col") It's a bit confusing to have a column named col.



It's working for me in spark 2.3



EXAMPLE WITH A COLUMN NAMED NUMBER



df.show
+------+------+
|letter|number|
+------+------+
| a| 1|
| b| 2|
+------+------+

df.filter('number >1).show
+------+------+
|letter|number|
+------+------+
| b| 2|
+------+------+


Same with the other expressions



import spark.implicits._
df.filter($"number" >1).show

import org.apache.spark.sql.functions
df.filter(col("number") >1).show





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    'col is a way to refer to a column named col, same as $"col" or col("col") It's a bit confusing to have a column named col.



    It's working for me in spark 2.3



    EXAMPLE WITH A COLUMN NAMED NUMBER



    df.show
    +------+------+
    |letter|number|
    +------+------+
    | a| 1|
    | b| 2|
    +------+------+

    df.filter('number >1).show
    +------+------+
    |letter|number|
    +------+------+
    | b| 2|
    +------+------+


    Same with the other expressions



    import spark.implicits._
    df.filter($"number" >1).show

    import org.apache.spark.sql.functions
    df.filter(col("number") >1).show





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      'col is a way to refer to a column named col, same as $"col" or col("col") It's a bit confusing to have a column named col.



      It's working for me in spark 2.3



      EXAMPLE WITH A COLUMN NAMED NUMBER



      df.show
      +------+------+
      |letter|number|
      +------+------+
      | a| 1|
      | b| 2|
      +------+------+

      df.filter('number >1).show
      +------+------+
      |letter|number|
      +------+------+
      | b| 2|
      +------+------+


      Same with the other expressions



      import spark.implicits._
      df.filter($"number" >1).show

      import org.apache.spark.sql.functions
      df.filter(col("number") >1).show





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        'col is a way to refer to a column named col, same as $"col" or col("col") It's a bit confusing to have a column named col.



        It's working for me in spark 2.3



        EXAMPLE WITH A COLUMN NAMED NUMBER



        df.show
        +------+------+
        |letter|number|
        +------+------+
        | a| 1|
        | b| 2|
        +------+------+

        df.filter('number >1).show
        +------+------+
        |letter|number|
        +------+------+
        | b| 2|
        +------+------+


        Same with the other expressions



        import spark.implicits._
        df.filter($"number" >1).show

        import org.apache.spark.sql.functions
        df.filter(col("number") >1).show





        share|improve this answer















        'col is a way to refer to a column named col, same as $"col" or col("col") It's a bit confusing to have a column named col.



        It's working for me in spark 2.3



        EXAMPLE WITH A COLUMN NAMED NUMBER



        df.show
        +------+------+
        |letter|number|
        +------+------+
        | a| 1|
        | b| 2|
        +------+------+

        df.filter('number >1).show
        +------+------+
        |letter|number|
        +------+------+
        | b| 2|
        +------+------+


        Same with the other expressions



        import spark.implicits._
        df.filter($"number" >1).show

        import org.apache.spark.sql.functions
        df.filter(col("number") >1).show






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