DeltaMergeIntoMatchedDeleteClause — WHEN MATCHED DELETE Clause¶

DeltaMergeIntoMatchedDeleteClause is a DeltaMergeIntoMatchedClause that represents WHEN MATCHED DELETE clauses in the following:

• DeleteAction matched actions in MergeIntoTable (Spark SQL) logical command
• DeltaMergeMatchedActionBuilder.delete operator

Creating Instance¶

DeltaMergeIntoMatchedDeleteClause takes the following to be created:

• (optional) Condition Expression (Spark SQL)

DeltaMergeIntoMatchedDeleteClause is created when:

• DeltaMergeMatchedActionBuilder is requested to delete
• DeltaAnalysis logical resolution rule is executed (and resolves MergeIntoTable logical command with DeleteAction matched actions)
• MergeIntoCommandBase is requested to isOnlyOneUnconditionalDelete

Actions¶

actions: Seq[Expression]

actions is always an empty collection.

Clause Type¶

clauseType: String

clauseType is the following text:

Delete