table (DataFrameReader)

Returns the specified table as a DataFrame.

Syntax

table(tableName)

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
tableName	str	The name of the table.

Returns

DataFrame

Examples

df = spark.range(10)
df.createOrReplaceTempView('tblA')
spark.read.table('tblA').show()
# +---+
# | id|
# +---+
# |  0|
# |  1|
# |  2|
# |  3|
# |  4|
# |  5|
# |  6|
# |  7|
# |  8|
# |  9|
# +---+

spark.sql("DROP TABLE tblA")