ConvertEqualityDeleteFiles

All Superinterfaces:

Action<ConvertEqualityDeleteFiles,ConvertEqualityDeleteFiles.Result>, SnapshotUpdate<ConvertEqualityDeleteFiles,ConvertEqualityDeleteFiles.Result>
```
public interface ConvertEqualityDeleteFiles
extends SnapshotUpdate<ConvertEqualityDeleteFiles,ConvertEqualityDeleteFiles.Result>
```
An action for converting the equality delete files to position delete files.

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes
Modifier and Type Interface Description

static interface ConvertEqualityDeleteFiles.Result
The action result that contains a summary of the execution.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`ConvertEqualityDeleteFiles`	`filter(Expression expression)`	A filter for finding the equality deletes to convert.

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.iceberg.actions.Action
execute, option, options

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.iceberg.actions.SnapshotUpdate
snapshotProperty

- Method Detail
  - filter
```
ConvertEqualityDeleteFiles filter(Expression expression)
```
    A filter for finding the equality deletes to convert.
    The filter will be converted to a partition filter with an inclusive projection. Any file that may contain rows matching this filter will be used by the action. The matching delete files will be converted to position delete files.
    
    Parameters:
    
    expression - An iceberg expression used to find deletes.
    
    Returns:
    
    this for method chaining