Hi Lavrenty,
Phoenix actually does store numerical data using byte arrays, in a
similar fashion to what the HBase bytes class does. There's more
information on the various types and their underlying encoding
available here: http://phoenix.apache.org/language/datatypes.html
I'm guessing you got the string representation
("\x00\x00\x00\x00I\x96\x02\xD2") from the HBase shell -- this is a
string representation of the byte array (containing 8 bytes)
containing the serialized value of 1234567890. The strings you posted
like "[B@13217cf6" are the default string representation of byte
arrays in java. To convert these to a human-readable value (like what
the HBase shell does), you could do the following:
Bytes.toStringBinary(Bytes.toBytes(1234567890L));
- Gabriel
On Thu, Jan 8, 2015 at 9:44 AM, Lavrenty Eskin
<[email protected]> wrote:
> Helo all,
> I'm surprised that phoenix store numbers not in HBase 'Byte' format. Looks
> like a big overhead there, isn't it?
> Just takes 1234567890 value (0х499602D2):
> Phoenix stores that as string '\x00\x00\x00\x00I\x96\x02\xD2'
> But why it cannot store as in HBase format value=[B@499602d2 ?
>
> Another issue is why it write wrong bytes if you write from HBase shell? :
> Bytes.toBytes(1234567890) -->> value=[B@13217cf6,
> Bytes.toBytes(1234567890L) -->> value=[B@3caab4f
>
>
> ________________________________
> The information transmitted herein is intended only for the person or entity
> to which it is addressed and may contain confidential, proprietary and/or
> privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use
> of, or taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by persons or
> entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you received
> this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any
> computer.
