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Spark-split array to separate column

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Hi all,

Can someone please tell me how to split array into separate column in spark dataframe.

Example:

Df:

A|B

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1|(a,b,c,d)

2|(e,f)

Output:

A|col1|col2|col3|col4

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1|a|b|c|d

2|e|F| |

Thanks

Manivel k

2 REPLIES 2

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@Mani

Please check this link and let me know if that helps:

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/39255973/split-1-column-into-3-columns-in-spark-scala

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/39235704/split-spark-dataframe-string-column-into-multiple-colum...

HTH

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Hi albani,

Thanks for sharing the links, i found these threads earlier. These static one(defined for 3 elements).

I would expect more dynamic. Eg: Today i may receive 3 elements, tomorrow may be 10 elements. Code should handle it dynamically.