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◆ alterTableColumns() [1/4]

AlterTableColumnsResponse gpudb::GPUdb::alterTableColumns (const AlterTableColumnsRequest &request_) const

Apply various modifications to columns in a table, view.

The available modifications include the following:

Create or delete an index on a particular column. This can speed up certain operations when using expressions containing equality or relational operators on indexed columns. This only applies to tables.

Manage a table’s columns–a column can be added, removed, or have its type and properties modified, including whether it is dictionary encoded or not.

Parameters
[in]request_Request object containing the parameters for the operation.
Returns
Response object containing the result of the operation.

◆ alterTableColumns() [2/4]

AlterTableColumnsResponse & gpudb::GPUdb::alterTableColumns (const AlterTableColumnsRequest &request_,
AlterTableColumnsResponse &response_ ) const

Apply various modifications to columns in a table, view.

The available modifications include the following:

Create or delete an index on a particular column. This can speed up certain operations when using expressions containing equality or relational operators on indexed columns. This only applies to tables.

Manage a table’s columns–a column can be added, removed, or have its type and properties modified, including whether it is dictionary encoded or not.

Parameters
[in]request_Request object containing the parameters for the operation.
[out]response_Response object containing the results of the operation.
Returns
Response object containing the result of the operation (initially passed in by reference).

◆ alterTableColumns() [3/4]

AlterTableColumnsResponse gpudb::GPUdb::alterTableColumns (const std::string &tableName,
const std::vector< std::map< std::string, std::string > > &columnAlterations,
const std::map< std::string, std::string > &options ) const

Apply various modifications to columns in a table, view.

The available modifications include the following:

Create or delete an index on a particular column. This can speed up certain operations when using expressions containing equality or relational operators on indexed columns. This only applies to tables.

Manage a table’s columns–a column can be added, removed, or have its type and properties modified, including whether it is dictionary encoded or not.

Parameters
[in]tableNameTable on which the operation will be performed. Must be an existing table or view, in [schema_name.]table_name format, using standard name resolution rules.
[in]columnAlterationsList of alter table add/delete/change column requests - all for the same table. Each request is a map that includes ‘column_name’, ‘action’ and the options specific for the action. Note that the same options as in alter table requests but in the same map as the column name and the action. For example: [‘column_name’:‘col_1’,‘action’:‘change_column’,‘rename_column’:‘col_2’,‘column_name’:‘col_1’,‘action’:‘add_column’, ‘type’:‘int’,‘default_value’:‘1’].
[in]optionsOptional parameters.
Returns
Response object containing the result of the operation.

◆ alterTableColumns() [4/4]

AlterTableColumnsResponse & gpudb::GPUdb::alterTableColumns (const std::string &tableName,
const std::vector< std::map< std::string, std::string > > &columnAlterations,
const std::map< std::string, std::string > &options,
AlterTableColumnsResponse &response_ ) const

Apply various modifications to columns in a table, view.

The available modifications include the following:

Create or delete an index on a particular column. This can speed up certain operations when using expressions containing equality or relational operators on indexed columns. This only applies to tables.

Manage a table’s columns–a column can be added, removed, or have its type and properties modified, including whether it is dictionary encoded or not.

Parameters
[in]tableNameTable on which the operation will be performed. Must be an existing table or view, in [schema_name.]table_name format, using standard name resolution rules.
[in]columnAlterationsList of alter table add/delete/change column requests - all for the same table. Each request is a map that includes ‘column_name’, ‘action’ and the options specific for the action. Note that the same options as in alter table requests but in the same map as the column name and the action. For example: [‘column_name’:‘col_1’,‘action’:‘change_column’,‘rename_column’:‘col_2’,‘column_name’:‘col_1’,‘action’:‘add_column’, ‘type’:‘int’,‘default_value’:‘1’].
[in]optionsOptional parameters.
[out]response_Response object containing the results of the operation.
Returns
Response object containing the result of the operation (initially passed in by reference).