Github user fhueske commented on a diff in the pull request:
https://github.com/apache/flink/pull/2169#discussion_r69047875
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flink-libraries/flink-table/src/main/scala/org/apache/flink/api/table/table.scala
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@@ -426,6 +426,49 @@ class Table(
}
/**
+ * Set minus between two [[Table]]s. Similar to an SQL EXCEPT ALL.
+ * The fields of the two minus operands must fully overlap.
+ *
+ * Note: Both tables must be bound to the same [[TableEnvironment]].
+ *
+ * Example:
+ *
+ * {{{
+ * left.minusAll(right)
+ * }}}
+ */
+ def minusAll(right: Table): Table = {
+ // check that right table belongs to the same TableEnvironment
+ if (right.tableEnv != this.tableEnv) {
+ throw new ValidationException("Only tables from the same
TableEnvironment can be unioned.")
+ }
+ new Table(tableEnv, SetMinus(logicalPlan, right.logicalPlan,
true).validate(tableEnv))
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Perform set minus between [[Table]]s with duplicate records removed.
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Please describe the semantics of minus all in more detail:
- records of the first table are returned
- how many identical records are returned
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