[SPARK-9972] Add `struct`, `encode` and `decode` function in SparkR

• Type: Sub-task
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 1.6.0, 2.0.0
• Component/s: SparkR
• Assignee: Sun Rui
• Reporter: Yu Ishikawa
• Created: 14/Aug/15 08:39
• Updated: 24/Dec/15 13:13
• Resolved: 05/Dec/15 23:52

Description

Support struct function on a DataFrame in SparkR. However, I think we need to improve collect function in SparkR in order to implement struct function.

• struct
• encode
• decode
• array_contains
• sort_array

Issue Links

• incorporates: SPARK-11773 Implement collection functions in SparkR
• incorporates: SPARK-11774 Implement "struct", "encode","decode" in SparkR
• is blocked by: SPARK-6819 Support nested types in SparkR DataFrame