try_to_number

Convert string 'col' to a number based on the string format format. Returns NULL if the string 'col' does not match the expected format. The format follows the same semantics as the to_number function.

For the corresponding Databricks SQL function, see try_to_number function.

Syntax

from pyspark.sql import functions as dbf

dbf.try_to_number(col=<col>, format=<format>)

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
col	pyspark.sql.Column or str	Input column or strings.
format	pyspark.sql.Column or str, optional	format to use to convert number values.

Examples

from pyspark.sql import functions as dbf
df = spark.createDataFrame([("$78.12",)], ["e"])
df.select(dbf.try_to_number(df.e, dbf.lit("$99.99")).alias('r')).show()
origin = spark.conf.get("spark.sql.ansi.enabled")
spark.conf.set("spark.sql.ansi.enabled", "true")
try:
df = spark.range(1)
df.select(dbf.try_to_number(dbf.lit("77"), dbf.lit("$99.99")).alias('r')).show()
finally:
spark.conf.set("spark.sql.ansi.enabled", origin)