We could special-case NullWritable, and if that class is put into the conf, instantiate it separately. Seems like a common case if a user wants to ignore something.
-jake On Mon, Dec 5, 2011 at 4:29 PM, Avery Ching <ach...@apache.org> wrote: > Actually, isn't that because the default constructor is private? You > probably need to write your own or subclass NullWritable with a public > default constructor. > > Avery > > > On 12/5/11 3:59 PM, Inci Cetindil wrote: > >> I was trying to use NullWritable as the type of my edge values. But it >> causes an IllegalAccessException when BspUtils.createEdgeValue() method >> tries to instantiate it; since NullWritable is Singleton with a private >> constructor. Is there a way to use NullWritable, or do I need to use >> another Writable? >> >> Thanks, >> Inci >> > >
