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alias (Column)

Give the column an alias.

Syntax

alias(*alias, **kwargs)

Parameters

Parameter Type Description
alias str One or more alias names

Returns

Column

Examples

df = spark.createDataFrame(
     [(2, "Alice"), (5, "Bob")], ["age", "name"])
df.select(df.age.alias("age2")).collect()
# [Row(age2=2), Row(age2=5)]
df.select(df.age.alias("age3", metadata={'max': 99})).schema['age3'].metadata['max']
# 99