I need to use the range beyond the integer32 type range, so I am using Long to write those keys. I am afraid if this might lead to collisions with the previously stored integer keys in the same CF even if I leave out the int32 type range.
On Mon, Mar 26, 2012 at 10:51 PM, aaron morton <aa...@thelastpickle.com>wrote: > without them overlapping/disturbing each other (assuming that keys lie in > above domains) ? > > Not sure what you mean by overlapping. > > 42 as a int and 42 as a long are the same key. > > Cheers > > ----------------- > Aaron Morton > Freelance Developer > @aaronmorton > http://www.thelastpickle.com > > On 25/03/2012, at 9:47 PM, Ertio Lew wrote: > > I have been writing rows to a CF all with integer(4 byte) keys. So my CF > contains rows with keys in the entire range from Integer.MIN_VALUE to > Integer.MAX_VALUE. > > Now I want to store Long type keys as well in this CF **without disturbing > the integer keys. The range of Long type keys would be excluding the > integers's range ie (-2^63 to -2^31) and (2^31 to 2^63). > > Would it be safe to mix the integer & long keys in single CF without them > overlapping/disturbing each other (assuming that keys lie in above domains) > ? > > >
