1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/expressions/package.scala b/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/expressions/package.scala
index f1fa13daa7..23baa6f783 100644
--- a/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/expressions/package.scala
+++ b/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/expressions/package.scala
@@ -92,4 +92,11 @@ package object expressions  {
       StructType(attrs.map(a => StructField(a.name, a.dataType, a.nullable)))
     }
   }
+
+  /**
+   * When an expression inherits this, meaning the expression is null intolerant (i.e. any null
+   * input will result in null output). We will use this information during constructing IsNotNull
+   * constraints.
+   */
+  trait NullIntolerant
 }