KeyValue.SamePrefixComparator (Apache HBase 1.2.12 API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

KeyValue.KVComparator, KeyValue.MetaComparator, KeyValue.RawBytesComparator

Enclosing class:

KeyValue
```
public static interface KeyValue.SamePrefixComparator<T>
```
Avoids redundant comparisons for better performance. TODO get rid of this wart

Method Summary

Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`int`	`compareIgnoringPrefix(int commonPrefix, byte[] left, int loffset, int llength, byte[] right, int roffset, int rlength)` Compare two keys assuming that the first n bytes are the same.

Method Detail

compareIgnoringPrefix

int compareIgnoringPrefix(int commonPrefix,
                        byte[] left,
                        int loffset,
                        int llength,
                        byte[] right,
                        int roffset,
                        int rlength)

Compare two keys assuming that the first n bytes are the same.

Parameters:: commonPrefix - How many bytes are the same.

Interface KeyValue.SamePrefixComparator<T>

Method Summary

Method Detail

compareIgnoringPrefix