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Edward Capriolo commented on HIVE-1877: --------------------------------------- It is probably easier work wise for us to simply register the UDF with two names. This results in less work. I agree that the name could be better in that regard, but we do not have many UDF's. So you could not convince me because it is a but trivial, but if you are going to do the work I would not block it. > Change the name of the reflect() UDF to java_method() > ----------------------------------------------------- > > Key: HIVE-1877 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HIVE-1877 > Project: Hive > Issue Type: Improvement > Components: UDF > Reporter: Carl Steinbach > > HIVE-471 added the reflect() UDF which allows people to invoke static Java > methods from within HQL > queries. In my opinion the name is confusing since it describes how the UDF > works instead of what > it does. I propose changing the name of (or providing a synonym for) the UDF > to something like > 'invoke_method' or 'java_method', or something similar. I'm open to > suggestions. -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. - You can reply to this email to add a comment to the issue online.