Author: dmeil
Date: Wed Sep 14 19:32:56 2011
New Revision: 1170801
URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=1170801&view=rev
Log:
HBASE-4407 book.xml, schema design
Modified:
hbase/trunk/src/docbkx/book.xml
Modified: hbase/trunk/src/docbkx/book.xml
URL:
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/hbase/trunk/src/docbkx/book.xml?rev=1170801&r1=1170800&r2=1170801&view=diff
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--- hbase/trunk/src/docbkx/book.xml (original)
+++ hbase/trunk/src/docbkx/book.xml Wed Sep 14 19:32:56 2011
@@ -429,6 +429,11 @@ admin.enableTable(table);
"forever" (or a very long time) and at the same time quickly obtain access
to any other version by using the same Scan technique.
</para>
</section>
+ <section xml:id="rowkey.scope">
+ <title>Rowkeys and ColumnFamilies</title>
+ <para>Rowkeys are scoped to ColumnFamilies. Thus, the same rowkey could
exist in each ColumnFamily that exists in a table without collision.
+ </para>
+ </section>
<section xml:id="changing.rowkeys"><title>Immutability of Rowkeys</title>
<para>Rowkeys cannot be changed. The only way they can be "changed" in a
table is if the row is deleted and then re-inserted.
This is a fairly common question on the HBase dist-list so it pays to get
the rowkeys right the first time (and/or before you've
