The initial value is 12.0, the resulting is always =\x00\x00\x00\x00 Even if I put something bigger or smaller.
-----Original Message----- From: manoj p [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, May 03, 2013 3:31 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: HBase thrift API - Mutation store a float in a column HBase stores values as byte arrays. When a float value is converted to byte, there is a possibility of data truncation. I guess the precision loss that happens due to data truncation might be the reason for getting the same value 0 repeatedly. BR/Manoj
