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Partition
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Information about a Hive partition.
| JSON representation |
{
"values": [
string
],
"createTime": string,
"storageDescriptor": {
object (StorageDescriptor)
},
"parameters": {
string: string,
...
},
"fields": [
{
object (FieldSchema)
}
]
} |
| Fields |
values[] |
string
Required. Represents the values of the partition keys, where each value corresponds to a specific partition key in the order in which the keys are defined. Each value is limited to 1024 characters.
|
createTime |
string (Timestamp format)
Output only. The creation time of the partition. Uses RFC 3339, where generated output will always be Z-normalized and use 0, 3, 6 or 9 fractional digits. Offsets other than "Z" are also accepted. Examples: "2014-10-02T15:01:23Z", "2014-10-02T15:01:23.045123456Z" or "2014-10-02T15:01:23+05:30".
|
storageDescriptor |
object (StorageDescriptor)
Optional. Contains information about the physical storage of the data in the partition.
|
parameters |
map (key: string, value: string)
Optional. Additional parameters or metadata associated with the partition. Maximum size 10 KiB. An object containing a list of "key": value pairs. Example: { "name": "wrench", "mass": "1.3kg", "count": "3" }.
|
fields[] |
object (FieldSchema)
Optional. List of columns.
|
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Last updated 2026-04-21 UTC.
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