how to use API to statistic how many message has been store in the table in hbase

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Hi
        I try to use hbaseAPI to store data, and I want to get the number of
the message stored in the table in HBase,
        how to use API to statistic how many message has been store in the
table in hbase
        What API can do this,
        Could you help me


Thank you
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Tian Guanhua