HCatalog
 
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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

NameDescriptionRequired?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

NameDescription
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"
}