getDatabase

Get the database with the specified name. This throws an AnalysisException when the database cannot be found.

Syntax

getDatabase(dbName: str)

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
dbName	str	Name of the database to get.

Returns

Database

The database found by the name.

Examples

Python

spark.catalog.getDatabase("default")
# Database(name='default', catalog='spark_catalog', description='default database', ...

# Using the fully qualified name with the catalog name.
spark.catalog.getDatabase("spark_catalog.default")
# Database(name='default', catalog='spark_catalog', description='default database', ...