I think it takes the entire file as input. Otherwise it won't be any different from the normal line/record-based input format.
Regards, Shahab On Jun 28, 2014 3:28 AM, "unmesha sreeveni" <unmeshab...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi > > A small clarification: > > WholeFileInputFormat takes the entire input file as input or each > record(input split) as whole? > > -- > *Thanks & Regards * > > > *Unmesha Sreeveni U.B* > *Hadoop, Bigdata Developer* > *Center for Cyber Security | Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham* > http://www.unmeshasreeveni.blogspot.in/ > > >