@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ ALTER TABLE table_identifier ADD COLUMNS ( col_spec [ , ... ] )
7373
7474### ALTER OR CHANGE COLUMN
7575
76- ` ALTER TABLE ALTER COLUMN ` or ` ALTER TABLE CHANGE COLUMN ` statement changes column's comment .
76+ ` ALTER TABLE ALTER COLUMN ` or ` ALTER TABLE CHANGE COLUMN ` statement changes column's definition .
7777
7878#### Syntax
7979
@@ -95,9 +95,7 @@ ALTER TABLE table_identifier { ALTER | CHANGE } [ COLUMN ] col_spec alterColumnA
9595
9696* ** alterColumnAction**
9797
98- Change the comment string.
99-
100- ** Syntax:** ` COMMENT STRING `
98+ Change column's definition.
10199
102100### ADD AND DROP PARTITION
103101
@@ -122,7 +120,7 @@ ALTER TABLE table_identifier ADD [IF NOT EXISTS]
122120
123121* ** partition_spec**
124122
125- Partition to be added..
123+ Partition to be added.
126124
127125 ** Syntax:** ` PARTITION ( partition_col_name = partition_col_val [ , ... ] ) `
128126
@@ -417,10 +415,16 @@ ALTER TABLE test_tab SET SERDE 'org.apache.hadoop.hive.serde2.columnar.LazyBinar
417415ALTER TABLE dbx .tab1 SET SERDE ' org.apache.hadoop' WITH SERDEPROPERTIES (' k' = ' v' , ' kay' = ' vee' )
418416
419417-- SET TABLE PROPERTIES
420- ALTER TABLE dbx .tab1 SET TBLPROPERTIES (' winner' = ' loser' )
418+ ALTER TABLE dbx .tab1 SET TBLPROPERTIES (' winner' = ' loser' );
419+
420+ -- SET TABLE COMMENT Using SET PROPERTIES
421+ ALTER TABLE dbx .tab1 SET TBLPROPERTIES (' comment' = ' A table comment.' );
422+
423+ -- Alter TABLE COMMENT Using SET PROPERTIES
424+ ALTER TABLE dbx .tab1 SET TBLPROPERTIES (' comment' = ' This is a new comment.' );
421425
422426-- DROP TABLE PROPERTIES
423- ALTER TABLE dbx .tab1 UNSET TBLPROPERTIES (' winner' )
427+ ALTER TABLE dbx .tab1 UNSET TBLPROPERTIES (' winner' );
424428```
425429
426430### Related Statements
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