org.apache.hadoop.hbase
Class KeyValue.MetaComparator

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.hadoop.hbase.KeyValue.KVComparator
      org.apache.hadoop.hbase.KeyValue.MetaComparator

All Implemented Interfaces:

Comparator<Cell>

Enclosing class:

KeyValue

public static class KeyValue.MetaComparator
extends KeyValue.KVComparator

A KeyValue.KVComparator for .META. catalog table KeyValues.

Constructor Summary

KeyValue.MetaComparator()

Method Summary

protected Object	clone()
protected int	compareRowKey(Cell l, Cell r) Override the row key comparision to parse and compare the meta row key parts.
KeyValue.KeyComparator	getRawComparator()

Methods inherited from class org.apache.hadoop.hbase.KeyValue.KVComparator

compare, compareColumns, compareRows, compareRows, compareRows, compareRows, compareTimestamps, matchingRowColumn, matchingRows, matchingRows, matchingRows, matchingRows, matchingRowsGreaterTimestamp

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface java.util.Comparator

equals

Constructor Detail

KeyValue.MetaComparator

public KeyValue.MetaComparator()

Method Detail

getRawComparator

public KeyValue.KeyComparator getRawComparator()

Overrides:

getRawComparator in class KeyValue.KVComparator

Returns:

RawComparator that can compare the Key portion of a KeyValue. Used in hfile where indices are the Key portion of a KeyValue.

clone

protected Object clone()
                throws CloneNotSupportedException

Overrides:

clone in class KeyValue.KVComparator

Throws:

CloneNotSupportedException

compareRowKey

protected int compareRowKey(Cell l,
                            Cell r)

Override the row key comparision to parse and compare the meta row key parts.

Overrides:

compareRowKey in class KeyValue.KVComparator