com.google.cloud.dataflow.sdk.io.range

Class ByteKey

java.lang.Object

com.google.cloud.dataflow.sdk.io.range.ByteKey

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Comparable<ByteKey>

public final class ByteKey
extends Object
implements Comparable<ByteKey>, Serializable

A class representing a key consisting of an array of bytes. Arbitrary-length byte[] keys are typical in key-value stores such as Google Cloud Bigtable.

Instances of ByteKey are immutable.

ByteKey implements Comparable<ByteKey> by comparing the arrays in lexicographic order. The smallest ByteKey is a zero-length array; the successor to a key is the same key with an additional 0 byte appended; and keys have unbounded size.

Note that the empty ByteKey compares smaller than all other keys, but some systems have the semantic that when an empty ByteKey is used as an upper bound, it represents the largest possible key. In these cases, implementors should use isEmpty() to test whether an upper bound key is empty.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static ByteKey	EMPTY An empty key.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
int	compareTo(ByteKey other) ByteKey implements Comparable<ByteKey> by comparing the arrays in lexicographic order.
static ByteKey	copyFrom(byte[] bytes) Creates a new ByteKey backed by a copy of the specified byte[].
boolean	equals(Object o)
byte[]	getBytes() Returns a newly-allocated byte[] representing this ByteKey.
com.google.protobuf.ByteString	getValue() Returns an immutable ByteString representing this ByteKey.
int	hashCode()
boolean	isEmpty() Returns true if the byte[] backing this ByteKey is of length 0.
static ByteKey	of(com.google.protobuf.ByteString value) Creates a new ByteKey backed by the specified ByteString.
static ByteKey	of(int... bytes) Creates a new ByteKey backed by a copy of the specified int[].
String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

EMPTY

public static final ByteKey EMPTY

An empty key.

Method Detail

of

public static ByteKey of(com.google.protobuf.ByteString value)

Creates a new ByteKey backed by the specified ByteString.

copyFrom

public static ByteKey copyFrom(byte[] bytes)

Creates a new ByteKey backed by a copy of the specified byte[].

Makes a copy of the underlying array.

of

public static ByteKey of(int... bytes)

Creates a new ByteKey backed by a copy of the specified int[]. This method is primarily used as a convenience to create a ByteKey in code without casting down to signed Java bytes:

 ByteKey key = ByteKey.of(0xde, 0xad, 0xbe, 0xef);
 

Makes a copy of the input.

getValue

public com.google.protobuf.ByteString getValue()

Returns an immutable ByteString representing this ByteKey.

Does not copy.

getBytes

public byte[] getBytes()

Returns a newly-allocated byte[] representing this ByteKey.

Copies the underlying byte[].

isEmpty

public boolean isEmpty()

Returns true if the byte[] backing this ByteKey is of length 0.

compareTo

public int compareTo(ByteKey other)

ByteKey implements Comparable<ByteKey> by comparing the arrays in lexicographic order. The smallest ByteKey is a zero-length array; the successor to a key is the same key with an additional 0 byte appended; and keys have unbounded size.

Specified by:

compareTo in interface Comparable<ByteKey>

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object

equals

public boolean equals(Object o)

Overrides:

equals in class Object

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Overrides:

hashCode in class Object