alamb commented on code in PR #17524:
URL: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/17524#discussion_r2352753625
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datafusion/expr/src/expr_fn.rs:
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@@ -71,7 +71,15 @@ pub fn col(ident: impl Into<Column>) -> Expr {
/// Create an out reference column which hold a reference that has been
resolved to a field
/// outside of the current plan.
pub fn out_ref_col(dt: DataType, ident: impl Into<Column>) -> Expr {
- Expr::OuterReferenceColumn(dt, ident.into())
+ // Construct a synthetic field (no metadata). Prefer using `out_ref_field`
when possible
+ let column = ident.into();
Review Comment:
Rather than removing it, how about we mark it "deprecated" per
https://datafusion.apache.org/contributor-guide/api-health.html#deprecation-guidelines?
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