Convert Dataframe back to RDD of case class in Spark

Question

I am trying to convert a dataframe of multiple case classes to an rdd of these multiple cases classes. I cant find any solution. This wrappedArray has drived me cra

Answer 1

You can convert indirectly using Dataset[randomClass3]:

aDF.select($"_2.*").as[randomClass3].rdd

Spark DatataFrame / Dataset[Row] represents data as the Row objects using mapping described in Spark SQL, DataFrames and Datasets Guide Any call to getAs should use this mapping.

For the second column, which is struct, it would be a Row as well:

aDF.rdd.map { _.getAs[Row]("_2") }

As commented by Tzach Zohar to get back a full RDD you'll need:

aDF.as[(randomClass2, randomClass3)].rdd