set hive.fetch.task.conversion=more; DESCRIBE FUNCTION java_method; DESCRIBE FUNCTION EXTENDED java_method; -- java_method() is a synonym for reflect() EXPLAIN EXTENDED SELECT java_method("java.lang.String", "valueOf", 1), java_method("java.lang.String", "isEmpty"), java_method("java.lang.Math", "max", 2, 3), java_method("java.lang.Math", "min", 2, 3), java_method("java.lang.Math", "round", 2.5), round(java_method("java.lang.Math", "exp", 1.0), 6), java_method("java.lang.Math", "floor", 1.9) FROM src tablesample (1 rows); SELECT java_method("java.lang.String", "valueOf", 1), java_method("java.lang.String", "isEmpty"), java_method("java.lang.Math", "max", 2, 3), java_method("java.lang.Math", "min", 2, 3), java_method("java.lang.Math", "round", 2.5), round(java_method("java.lang.Math", "exp", 1.0), 6), java_method("java.lang.Math", "floor", 1.9) FROM src tablesample (1 rows);