pyspark.sql.functions.
when
Evaluates a list of conditions and returns one of multiple possible result expressions. If Column.otherwise() is not invoked, None is returned for unmatched conditions.
Column.otherwise()
condition – a boolean Column expression.
Column
value – a literal value, or a Column expression.
>>> df.select(when(df['age'] == 2, 3).otherwise(4).alias("age")).collect() [Row(age=3), Row(age=4)]
>>> df.select(when(df.age == 2, df.age + 1).alias("age")).collect() [Row(age=3), Row(age=None)]
New in version 1.4.