[SPARK-18723] Expanded programming guide information on wholeTextFiles

• Type: Documentation
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 2.2.0
• Fix Version/s: 2.2.0
• Component/s: Documentation
• Target Version/s: 2.2.0
• Assignee: Michal Šenkýř
• Reporter: Michal Šenkýř
• Created: 05/Dec/16 21:47
• Updated: 16/Dec/16 17:45
• Resolved: 16/Dec/16 17:44

Description

There should be additional information added to wholeTextFiles in the Programming Guide.
The partitioning policy differs from textFile in that it combines files on the same node into a single partition. This should be explained along with the impact this has on optimal partitioning.

Issue Links

• links to: [Github] Pull Request #16157 (michalsenkyr)