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10 changes: 4 additions & 6 deletions python/pyspark/sql/functions.py
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Expand Up @@ -1135,12 +1135,11 @@ def months_between(date1, date2, roundOff=True):

@since(2.2)
def to_date(col, format=None):
"""Converts a :class:`Column` of :class:`pyspark.sql.types.StringType` or
:class:`pyspark.sql.types.TimestampType` into :class:`pyspark.sql.types.DateType`
"""Converts a :class:`Column` into :class:`pyspark.sql.types.DateType`
using the optionally specified format. Specify formats according to
`DateTimeFormatter <https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/time/format/DateTimeFormatter.html>`_. # noqa
By default, it follows casting rules to :class:`pyspark.sql.types.DateType` if the format
is omitted (equivalent to ``col.cast("date")``).
is omitted. Equivalent to ``col.cast("date")``.

>>> df = spark.createDataFrame([('1997-02-28 10:30:00',)], ['t'])
>>> df.select(to_date(df.t).alias('date')).collect()
Expand All @@ -1160,12 +1159,11 @@ def to_date(col, format=None):

@since(2.2)
def to_timestamp(col, format=None):
"""Converts a :class:`Column` of :class:`pyspark.sql.types.StringType` or
:class:`pyspark.sql.types.TimestampType` into :class:`pyspark.sql.types.DateType`
"""Converts a :class:`Column` into :class:`pyspark.sql.types.TimestampType`
using the optionally specified format. Specify formats according to
`DateTimeFormatter <https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/time/format/DateTimeFormatter.html>`_. # noqa
By default, it follows casting rules to :class:`pyspark.sql.types.TimestampType` if the format
is omitted (equivalent to ``col.cast("timestamp")``).
is omitted. Equivalent to ``col.cast("timestamp")``.

>>> df = spark.createDataFrame([('1997-02-28 10:30:00',)], ['t'])
>>> df.select(to_timestamp(df.t).alias('dt')).collect()
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