org.apache.hadoop.hbase.io

Interface WritableWithSize

@InterfaceAudience.Private
public interface WritableWithSize

An optional interface to 'size' writables.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
long	getWritableSize() Provide a size hint to the caller.

Method Detail

getWritableSize

long getWritableSize()

Provide a size hint to the caller. write() should ideally not go beyond this if at all possible. You can return 0 if there is no size hint.

Returns:

the size of the writable