The byte[].toString isnt super helpful, ad JD says it just tells you the type ([B == array) and the identity (the number).
To get around this in HBase we call Bytes.toString and toStringBinary _everywhere_. -ryan On Fri, Jan 21, 2011 at 6:17 PM, Something Something <[email protected]> wrote: > Sorry. Dumb user error. Thanks JD for replying. It's good to know that the > length is what I should look for in the future. > > On Fri, Jan 21, 2011 at 10:49 AM, Jean-Daniel Cryans > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> > The "Placement in byte" shows some value like this: [B@298488ef >> >> This line doesn't prove that there's actual data in that byte array, >> it only prints the object's address. You can verify there's data by >> looking at the length. >> >> Considering that the value object is empty, it'd suggest that you >> double-check your code in order to find out why you're not getting >> that data back if it's supposed to exist. >> >> J-D >> >> On Thu, Jan 20, 2011 at 11:52 PM, Something Something >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> > I have a column that looks like this under hbase shell: >> > >> > column=Request:placement, timestamp=1295593730949, >> > value=specific.ea.tracking.promo.deadspace2 >> > >> > >> > In my code I have something like this... >> > >> > byte[] value = result.getValue(Bytes.toBytes("Request"), >> > Bytes.toBytes("placement")); >> > >> > LOG.info("Placement in byte: " + value); >> > >> > LOG.info("Placement in string: " + Bytes.toString(value)); >> > >> > >> > The "Placement in byte" shows some value like this: [B@298488ef >> > >> > But "Placement in string" returns empty string. >> > >> > Any reason why? Please help. Thanks. >> > >> >
