[SPARK-23462] Improve the error message in `StructType`

• Type: Bug
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 2.3.0
• Fix Version/s: 2.3.1, 2.4.0
• Component/s: SQL
• Labels: starter
• Assignee: Xiayun Sun
• Reporter: Xiao Li
• Created: 18/Feb/18 19:18
• Updated: 12/Dec/22 18:10
• Resolved: 12/Mar/18 13:14

Description

The error message s"""Field "$name" does not exist.""" is thrown when looking up an unknown field in StructType. In the error message, we should also contain the information about which columns/fields exist in this struct.

Issue Links

• links to: [Github] Pull Request #20649 (xysun)