On Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 7:16 AM, Bruno Dumon <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > I would like a filter that accepts rows as long as the first X bytes > of the row key are less than or equal to a certain byte array. >
Would an inclusivestoprow filter work for you where the stoprow is the 'certain byte array'? > I have created a BinaryPrefixComparator. It is similar to the > BinaryComparator, but it only compares the part of the row key up to > the same length as the supplied byte array. It fits my needs exactly. > > Can I submit a patch with this comparator, or is there another way to > obtain the same behavior? > Patch welcome. Please file a JIRA. You had to add your filter to HbaseObjectWritable? St.Ack
