Fokko commented on code in PR #11728: URL: https://github.com/apache/iceberg/pull/11728#discussion_r1877861454
########## api/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/types/Types.java: ########## @@ -412,6 +413,24 @@ public String toString() { } } + public static class NullType extends PrimitiveType { Review Comment: @Ppei-Wang this would entail extending the [Iceberg table specification](https://iceberg.apache.org/spec/), by adding a new NULL type. Hive might have a NullType, but other query engines might not, so we need to make sure that it is adopted correctly. For changes to the specification, we should have a discussion in the community, it should go through a [Iceberg improvement proposal](https://iceberg.apache.org/contribute/#apache-iceberg-improvement-proposals). -- This is an automated message from the Apache Git Service. To respond to the message, please log on to GitHub and use the URL above to go to the specific comment. To unsubscribe, e-mail: issues-unsubscr...@iceberg.apache.org For queries about this service, please contact Infrastructure at: us...@infra.apache.org --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: issues-unsubscr...@iceberg.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: issues-h...@iceberg.apache.org