[PIG-374] describe schema does not show correct types

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 0.2.0
• Fix Version/s: 0.2.0
• Assignee: Alan Gates
• Reporter: Olga Natkovich
• Created: 12/Aug/08 18:30
• Updated: 24/Mar/10 22:04
• Resolved: 27/Aug/08 00:01

Description

grunt> B = load 'foo' USING PigStorage() AS (s:chararray);
grunt> describe B;

{s: bytearray}

This is because of lazy casting of the data. We need to store the "user percieved type" in addition to actual type and use the first in describe