Create Column — PUT ddl/database/:db/table/:table/column/:column
Description
Create a column in an HCatalog table.
URL
http://
www.myserver.com/templeton/v1/ddl/database/
:db/table/
:table/column/
:column
Parameters
Name |
Description |
Required? |
Default |
---|---|---|---|
:db |
The database name |
Required |
None |
:table |
The table name |
Required |
None |
:column |
The column name |
Required |
None |
group |
The user group to use |
Optional |
None |
permissions |
The permissions string to use |
Optional |
None |
type |
The type of column to add, like "string" or "int" |
Required |
None |
comment |
The column comment, like a description |
Optional |
None |
The standard parameters are also supported.
Results
Name |
Description |
---|---|
column |
The column name |
table |
The table name |
database |
The database name |
Example
Curl Command
% curl -s -X PUT -HContent-type:application/json \ -d '{"type": "string", "comment": "The brand name"}' \ 'http://localhost:50111/templeton/v1/ddl/database/default/table/test_table/column/brand?user.name=ctdean'
JSON Output
{ "column": "brand", "table": "test_table", "database": "default" } }
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Old version of this document (HCatalog 0.5.0): PUT ddl/database/:db/table/:table/column/:column