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negate

Returns the negative value. Supports Spark Connect.

Syntax

Python
from pyspark.databricks.sql import functions as dbf

dbf.negate(col=<col>)

Parameters

Parameter

Type

Description

col

pyspark.sql.Column or column name

column to calculate negative value for.

Examples

Python
from pyspark.databricks.sql import functions as dbf
df = spark.createDataFrame([(-1,), (0,), (1,)], ["value"])
df.select("*", dbf.negative(df.value)).show()
Output
+-----+---------------+
|value|negative(value)|
+-----+---------------+
| -1| 1|
| 0| 0|
| 1| -1|
+-----+---------------+