[SPARK-45100] reflect() fails with an internal error on NULL class and method

• Type: Bug
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 3.3.2, 3.4.1, 3.5.0, 4.0.0
• Fix Version/s: 3.4.2, 3.5.0, 4.0.0, 3.3.4
• Component/s: SQL
• Labels: pull-request-available
• Assignee: Max Gekk
• Reporter: Max Gekk
• Created: 07/Sep/23 13:22
• Updated: 08/Sep/23 16:00
• Resolved: 08/Sep/23 08:13

Description

The example below demonstrates the issue:

spark-sql (default)> select reflect('java.util.UUID', CAST(NULL AS STRING));
[INTERNAL_ERROR] The Spark SQL phase analysis failed with an internal error. You hit a bug in Spark or the Spark plugins you use. Please, report this bug to the corresponding communities or vendors, and provide the full stack trace.

Issue Links

• is a clone of: SPARK-45079 percentile_approx() fails with an internal error on NULL accuracy
• links to: GitHub Pull Request #42855
• links to: GitHub Pull Request #42856