org.apache.calcite.schema

Interface TableFunction

All Superinterfaces:

Function

All Known Implementing Classes:

SqlAdvisorGetHintsFunction, TableFunctionImpl

public interface TableFunction
extends Function

Function that returns a table during execution time.

In contrast with TableMacro, the result of the table is not known until execution.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Type	getElementType(List<Object> arguments) Returns the row type of the table yielded by this function when applied to given arguments.
RelDataType	getRowType(RelDataTypeFactory typeFactory, List<Object> arguments) Returns the record type of the table yielded by this function when applied to given arguments.

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.calcite.schema.Function

getParameters

Method Detail

getRowType

RelDataType getRowType(RelDataTypeFactory typeFactory,
                     List<Object> arguments)

Returns the record type of the table yielded by this function when applied to given arguments. Only literal arguments are passed, non-literal are replaced with default values (null, 0, false, etc).

Parameters:

typeFactory - Type factory

arguments - arguments of a function call (only literal arguments are passed, nulls for non-literal ones)

Returns:

row type of the table

getElementType

Type getElementType(List<Object> arguments)

Returns the row type of the table yielded by this function when applied to given arguments. Only literal arguments are passed, non-literal are replaced with default values (null, 0, false, etc).

Parameters:

arguments - arguments of a function call (only literal arguments are passed, nulls for non-literal ones)

Returns:

element type of the table (e.g. Object[].class)