jovanm-db commented on code in PR #49340: URL: https://github.com/apache/spark/pull/49340#discussion_r1904596927
########## sql/api/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/types/UpCastRule.scala: ########## @@ -41,10 +41,9 @@ private[sql] object UpCastRule { case (TimestampNTZType, TimestampType) => true case (TimestampType, TimestampNTZType) => true - case (_: AtomicType, CharType(_) | VarcharType(_)) => false - case (_: CalendarIntervalType, CharType(_) | VarcharType(_)) => false - case (_: AtomicType, _: StringType) => true - case (_: CalendarIntervalType, _: StringType) => true + case (s1: StringType, s2: StringType) => StringHelper.isMoreConstrained(s1, s2) + case (_: AtomicType, s: StringType) => StringHelper.isPlainString(s) Review Comment: Should it be possible to upcast int to char/varchar? ########## sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/expressions/Cast.scala: ########## @@ -93,9 +93,9 @@ object Cast extends QueryErrorsBase { case (NullType, _) => true - case (_, CharType(_) | VarcharType(_)) => false + case (_, CharType(_) | VarcharType(_)) if !SQLConf.get.preserveCharVarcharTypeInfo => false Review Comment: Without this change a test `"disallow type conversions between calendar interval type and char/varchar types"` in `CastSuiteBase.scala:1018` would fail. -- This is an automated message from the Apache Git Service. To respond to the message, please log on to GitHub and use the URL above to go to the specific comment. To unsubscribe, e-mail: reviews-unsubscr...@spark.apache.org For queries about this service, please contact Infrastructure at: us...@infra.apache.org --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: reviews-unsubscr...@spark.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: reviews-h...@spark.apache.org