[jira] Updated: (HIVE-1877) Add java_method() as a synonym for the reflect() UDF

["Amareshwari Sriramadasu (JIRA)" <ji...@apache.org>]

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Amareshwari Sriramadasu updated HIVE-1877:
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    Status: Open  (was: Patch Available)

Patch does not apply cleanly. Can you regenerate? I will run tests and commit, once new patch is uploaded.

> Add java_method() as a synonym for the reflect() UDF
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>                 Key: HIVE-1877
>                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HIVE-1877
>             Project: Hive
>          Issue Type: Improvement
>          Components: UDF
>    Affects Versions: 0.7.0
>            Reporter: Carl Steinbach
>            Assignee: Carl Steinbach
>         Attachments: HIVE-1877.1.patch.txt, HIVE-1877.2.patch.txt
>
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> HIVE-471 added the reflect() UDF which allows people to invoke static Java methods from within HQL
> queries. In my opinion the name is confusing since it describes how the UDF works instead of what
> it does. I propose changing the name of (or providing a synonym for) the UDF to something like
>  'invoke_method' or 'java_method', or something similar. I'm open to suggestions.

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