It takes entire file as input. There is a method in the class isSplittable in this input format class which is set to false. This method determines if file can be split in multiple chunks.
On Sat, Jun 28, 2014 at 5:38 AM, Shahab Yunus <[email protected]> wrote: > I think it takes the entire file as input. Otherwise it won't be any > different from the normal line/record-based input format. > > Regards, > Shahab > On Jun 28, 2014 3:28 AM, "unmesha sreeveni" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi >> >> A small clarification: >> >> WholeFileInputFormat takes the entire input file as input or each >> record(input split) as whole? >> >> -- >> *Thanks & Regards * >> >> >> *Unmesha Sreeveni U.B* >> *Hadoop, Bigdata Developer* >> *Center for Cyber Security | Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham* >> http://www.unmeshasreeveni.blogspot.in/ >> >> >>
