Outside of a M/R context, sure, why not?
> Subject: Correct use of HTablePool > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2011 10:19:04 +0100 > > When using an HTablePool and calling get() or scan() can I return the > Table to the pool as soon as I have the Result of Scanner object? > > i.e. is this valid? > > HTablePool pool = myPool; > Get get = myGet; > HTable table = pool.getTable(myTableName);; > Result result = null; > try { > result = table.get(get); > } finally { > pool.putTable(table); > } > > // use Result now table has been returned to pool. > r.getValue(Bytes.toBytes("COL"), Bytes.toBytes("ID")) > > > and likewise with a Scanner > > Rgs > Joel
