Create Function

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CREATE [TEMPORARY] FUNCTION [db_name.]function_name AS class_name
  [USING resource [, ...] ]

resource:
  : [JAR|FILE|ARCHIVE] file_uri

Create a function. The specified class for the function must extend either UDF or UDAF in org.apache.hadoop.hive.ql.exec, or one of AbstractGenericUDAFResolver, GenericUDF, or GenericUDTF in org.apache.hadoop.hive.ql.udf.generic. If a function with the same name already exists in the database, an exception will be thrown.

Note

This command is supported only when Hive support is enabled.

TEMPORARY

The created function is available only in this session and is not be persisted to the underlying metastore, if any. No database name can be specified for temporary functions.

USING resource

The resources that must be loaded to support this function. A list of JAR, file, or archive URIs.