schema_of_xml function

Applies to: Databricks SQL Databricks Runtime 14.1 and above

Important

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Returns the schema of an XML string in DDL format.

Syntax

schema_of_xml(xmlStr [, options] )

Arguments

• xmlStr: A STRING expression with a XML string.
• options: An optional MAP<STRING, STRING> literal.

Returns

A STRING holding a definition of struct where the column names are derived from the XML element and attribute names. The field values hold the derived formatted SQL types.

For details on options, see from_xml function.

Examples

> SELECT schema_of_xml('<p><a>1</a></p>');
 STRUCT<a: BIGINT>

> SELECT schema_of_xml('<p><a attr="2">1</a><a>3</a></p>', map('excludeAttribute', 'true'));
 STRUCT<a: ARRAY<BIGINT>>

Related functions

• from_xml function
• to_xml function