metadataColumn

Selects a metadata column based on its logical column name and returns it as a Column.

Added in Databricks Runtime 16.1

Syntax

metadataColumn(colName: str)

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
colName	str	string, metadata column name.

Returns

Column

Notes

A metadata column can be accessed this way even if the underlying data source defines a data column with a conflicting name.