[SPARK-17884][SQL] To resolve Null pointer exception when casting from empty string to interval type #15479
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What changes were proposed in this pull request?
This change adds a check in castToInterval method of Cast expression , such that if converted value is null , then isNull variable should be set to true.
Earlier, the expression Cast(Literal(), CalendarIntervalType) was throwing NullPointerException because of the above mentioned reason.
How was this patch tested?
Added test case in CastSuite.scala
jira entry for detail: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/SPARK-17884