get_counter

Definition

Returns a counter for the cell value with the specified table/row/column coordinates. A counter should be managed with atomic increment functions (see incr), and the data value should be binary encoded (as long).

Usage

get_counter '[<namespace_name>:]<table_name>',
            '<row_key>',
            '<column_family>:<column_qualifier>'
Arguments
Parameter Description

namespace_name

A namespace name

table_name

A table name

row_key

A row key

column_family

A column family name

column_qualifier

A column qualifier

Examples

hbase(main):049:0> incr 't4', 'r1', 'cf1:c5', 11
COUNTER VALUE = 3978705112342280269
Took 0.0079 seconds
hbase(main):050:0> get 't4','r1','cf1:c5'
COLUMN                                   CELL
 cf1:c5                                  timestamp=1637328326920, value=7738718M
1 row(s)
Took 0.0091 seconds
hbase(main):001:0> get_counter 't4', 'r1', 'cf1:c5'
COUNTER VALUE = 3978705112342280269
Took 0.4473 seconds
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