HistoryTable

java.lang.Object
- org.apache.iceberg.BaseMetadataTable
- - org.apache.iceberg.HistoryTable

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, HasTableOperations, Table
```
public class HistoryTable
extends BaseMetadataTable
```
A Table implementation that exposes a table's history as rows.
History is based on the table's snapshot log, which logs each update to the table's current snapshot.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`TableScan`	`newScan()`	Create a new `scan` for this table.
`Schema`	`schema()`	Return the `schema` for this table.

Methods inherited from class org.apache.iceberg.BaseMetadataTable
currentSnapshot, encryption, expireSnapshots, history, io, location, locationProvider, manageSnapshots, name, newAppend, newDelete, newOverwrite, newReplacePartitions, newRewrite, newRowDelta, newTransaction, operations, properties, refresh, replaceSortOrder, rewriteManifests, rollback, schemas, snapshot, snapshots, sortOrder, sortOrders, spec, specs, table, toString, updateLocation, updateProperties, updateSchema, updateSpec

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.iceberg.Table
newFastAppend, newIncrementalAppendScan, newIncrementalChangelogScan

- Method Detail
  - newScan
```
public TableScan newScan()
```
    Description copied from interface: Table
    
    Create a new scan for this table.
    Once a table scan is created, it can be refined to project columns and filter data.
    
    Returns:
    
    a table scan for this table
  - schema
```
public Schema schema()
```
    Description copied from interface: Table
    
    Return the schema for this table.
    
    Returns:
    
    this table's schema