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.

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', ...