Hello Thibaut, I use get() on a column expected to exist if the row exists for the given key and expected to contain only a small amount of data.
See https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HBASE-1102 - Andy > From: Thibaut_ <[email protected]> > Subject: Exist function? > To: [email protected] > Date: Tuesday, December 30, 2008, 5:32 AM > > On a few occasions, I have to check if a key exists in a > table or not. > > What's the best way to do it? The htable interface > doesn't have any function to check if a key exists or > not, and I have to specify at least one column when > fetching a key.
