Spark sql row_number or sequence number?

Question

random number generator SparkSQL ?

For example:

• Netezza: sequence number

• mysql: sequence number

Thanks.

Answer 1

Sequence in spark sql is in spark 1.6 its select monotonically_increasing_id() from table , spark 1.6 is due to get released

Answer 2

Spark Sql already have random functions there is one blog.

Or for number of rows spark sql also have row_number() function.