[SPARK-44409][SQL] Handle char/varchar in Dataset.to to keep consistent with others #41992
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What changes were proposed in this pull request?
This PR replaces user-specified char/varchar in dataset.to API to make it consistent with other dataset/dataframe APIs
Why are the changes needed?
Currently,
INVALID_COLUMN_OR_FIELD_DATA_TYPE
is thrown when converting char to char, varchar to varchar.Does this PR introduce any user-facing change?
yes, different error classes when LEGACY_CHAR_VARCHAR_AS_STRING off and using char/vachar in
dataset.to
. While LEGACY_CHAR_VARCHAR_AS_STRING on,to
is able to handle char/varcharHow was this patch tested?
new tests