[IMPALA-3479] "packed" complex types similar to Hive

• Type: New Feature
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Duplicate
• Affects Version/s: Impala 2.3.0
• Component/s: Clients
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Thomas Scott
• Created: 05/May/16 13:51
• Updated: 05/May/16 15:35
• Resolved: 05/May/16 15:35

Description

Add Impala's handling of complex types in a way that is similar to hive where if you query an array then the whole array is returned.

Hive Example:

select arr from arr_test;
['a','b']
['c','d'.'e']

Impala:

select * from arr_test.arr;
a
b
c
d
e

Issue Links

• duplicates: IMPALA-3111 Selecting collection types returns json output rather than analysis error