DataCell

All Superinterfaces:

java.lang.Comparable<DataCell>

All Known Implementing Classes:

HCell, MCell
```
public interface DataCell
extends java.lang.Comparable<DataCell>
```

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`DataCell`	`copyValue(byte[] newValue, CellType newCellType)` Get a copy of this cell with the value and cell type specified.
`CellType`	`dataType()`
`int`	`encodedLength()`
`byte[]`	`family()`
`long`	`familyLength()`
`DataCell`	`getClone()`
`byte[]`	`key()`
`byte[]`	`keyArray()`
`int`	`keyLength()`
`int`	`keyOffset()`
`boolean`	`matchesFamily(byte[] family)`
`boolean`	`matchesQualifier(byte[] family, byte[] dataQualifierBytes)`
`byte[]`	`qualifier()`
`byte[]`	`qualifierArray()`
`int`	`qualifierOffset()`
`byte[]`	`value()`
`byte[]`	`valueArray()`
`long`	`valueAsLong()`
`int`	`valueLength()`
`int`	`valueOffset()`
`long`	`version()`

Methods inherited from interface java.lang.Comparable
compareTo

Method Detail

valueArray
```
byte[] valueArray()
```

valueOffset
```
int valueOffset()
```

valueLength
```
int valueLength()
```

keyArray
```
byte[] keyArray()
```

keyOffset
```
int keyOffset()
```

keyLength
```
int keyLength()
```

dataType
```
CellType dataType()
```

getClone
```
DataCell getClone()
```

matchesFamily
```
boolean matchesFamily(byte[] family)
```

matchesQualifier

boolean matchesQualifier(byte[] family,
                         byte[] dataQualifierBytes)

version
```
long version()
```

valueAsLong
```
long valueAsLong()
```

copyValue
```
DataCell copyValue(byte[] newValue,
                   CellType newCellType)
```
Get a copy of this cell with the value and cell type specified.

Parameters:

newValue - the new value to hold

newCellType - the new cell type to use

Returns:

a copy of this cell with the new value (but with the same version and key)

Throws:

java.lang.NullPointerException - if newValue ==null

encodedLength
```
int encodedLength()
```
Returns:

the size of this DataCell on disk.

value
```
byte[] value()
```

family
```
byte[] family()
```

qualifier
```
byte[] qualifier()
```

key
```
byte[] key()
```

qualifierArray
```
byte[] qualifierArray()
```

qualifierOffset
```
int qualifierOffset()
```

familyLength
```
long familyLength()
```

Interface DataCell

Method Summary

Methods inherited from interface java.lang.Comparable

Method Detail

valueArray

valueOffset

valueLength

keyArray

keyOffset

keyLength

dataType

getClone

matchesFamily

matchesQualifier

version

valueAsLong

copyValue

encodedLength

value

family

qualifier

key

qualifierArray

qualifierOffset

familyLength