[SPARK-42898] Cast from string to date and date to string say timezone is needed, but it is not used

• Type: Bug
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 3.2.0
• Component/s: SQL
• Assignee: Robert Joseph Evans
• Reporter: Robert Joseph Evans
• Created: 22/Mar/23 15:21
• Updated: 21/Jul/23 03:58
• Resolved: 21/Jul/23 03:58

Description

This is really minor but SPARK-35581 removed the need for a timezone when casting from a `StringType` to a `DateType`, but the patch didn't update the `needsTimeZone` function to indicate that it was not longer required.

Currently Casting from a DateType to a StringType also says that it needs the timezone, but it only uses the `DateFormatter` with it's default parameters that do not use the time zone at all.

I think this can be fixed with just a two line change.

Issue Links

• links to: [Github] Pull Request #40524 (revans2)