DataTask

All Superinterfaces:

ContentScanTask<DataFile>, FileScanTask, ScanTask, java.io.Serializable, SplittableScanTask<FileScanTask>
```
public interface DataTask
extends FileScanTask
```
A task that returns data as rows instead of where to read data.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Default Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`default DataTask`	`asDataTask()`	Returns this cast to `DataTask` if it is one
`default boolean`	`isDataTask()`	Returns true if this is a `DataTask`, false otherwise.
`CloseableIterable<StructLike>`	`rows()`	Returns an iterable of `StructLike` rows.

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.iceberg.ContentScanTask
file, length, residual, spec, start

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.iceberg.FileScanTask
asFileScanTask, deletes, filesCount, isFileScanTask, sizeBytes

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.iceberg.ScanTask
asCombinedScanTask

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.iceberg.SplittableScanTask
split

- Method Detail
  - isDataTask
```
default boolean isDataTask()
```
    Description copied from interface: ScanTask
    
    Returns true if this is a DataTask, false otherwise.
    
    Specified by:
    
    isDataTask in interface ScanTask
  - asDataTask
```
default DataTask asDataTask()
```
    Description copied from interface: ScanTask
    
    Returns this cast to DataTask if it is one
    
    Specified by:
    
    asDataTask in interface ScanTask
    
    Returns:
    
    this cast to DataTask if it is one
  - rows
```
CloseableIterable<StructLike> rows()
```
    Returns an iterable of StructLike rows.