[SPARK-44131] Add call_function for Scala API

• Type: New Feature
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 3.5.0
• Fix Version/s: 3.5.0
• Component/s: SQL
• Assignee: Jiaan Geng
• Reporter: Jiaan Geng
• Created: 21/Jun/23 05:54
• Updated: 28/Aug/23 01:50
• Resolved: 10/Jul/23 10:11

Description

The scala API for SQL exists a method call_udf used to call the user-defined functions.
In fact, call_udf also could call the builtin functions.
The behavior is confused for users.

Issue Links

• links to: [Github] Pull Request #41687 (beliefer)
• links to: [Github] Pull Request #41932 (beliefer)
• links to: [Github] Pull Request #41932 (beliefer)