Reflect (Generic) UDF
A Java class and method often exists to handle the exact function a user would like to use in Hive. Rather than having to write a wrapper UDF to call this method, the majority of these methods can be called using reflect UDF. Reflect uses Java reflection to instantiate and call methods of objects; it can also call static functions. The method must return a primitive type or a type that Hive knows how to serialize.
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SELECT reflect("java.lang.String", "valueOf", 1),
reflect("java.lang.String", "isEmpty"),
reflect("java.lang.Math", "max", 2, 3),
reflect("java.lang.Math", "min", 2, 3),
reflect("java.lang.Math", "round", 2.5),
reflect("java.lang.Math", "exp", 1.0),
reflect("java.lang.Math", "floor", 1.9)
FROM src LIMIT 1;
1 true 3 2 3 2.7182818284590455 1.0
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As of Hive 0.9.0, java_method() is a synonym for reflect(). See Misc. Functions in Hive Operators and UDFs. |