convertTo

Converts all columns in the DataFrame to match a given schema Schema.

convertTo<Schema>(excessiveColumns = ExcessiveColumns.Keep)

Related operations: Adjust schema, convert

Conversion to match the target schema is done mostly automatically; DataFrame knows how to convert between many types (see convert for details and the supported types).

However, if you have a custom type in your target schema, or the automatic conversion fails, you can provide a custom converter, parser, or filler for it. These have priority over the automatic ones.

Customization DSL:

convert<A>.with { it.toB() }
- Provides convertTo<>() with the knowledge of how to convert A to B
parser { YourType.fromString(it) }
- Provides convertTo<>() with the knowledge of how to parse strings/chars into YourType
- Shortcut for convert<String>().with { YourType.fromString(it) }
- Chars are treated as strings unless you explicitly specify convert<Char>().with { YourType.fromChar(it) }
fill { some cols }.with { rowExpression }
- Makes convertTo<>() fill missing (or existing) columns from the target schema with values computed by the given row expression

class MyType(val value: Int)

@DataSchema
class MySchema(val a: MyType, val b: MyType, val c: Int)

val df: AnyFrame = dataFrameOf(
    "a" to columnOf(1, 2, 3),
    "b" to columnOf("1", "2", "3"),
)
df.convertTo<MySchema> {
    // providing the converter: Int -> MyType, so column `a` can be converted
    convert<Int>().with { MyType(it) }
    // providing the parser: String -> MyType, so column `b` can be converted
    parser { MyType(it.toInt()) }
    // providing the filler for `c`, as it's missing in `df`
    fill { c }.with { a.value + b.value }
}

24 October 2025