org.apache.accumulo.core.client.lexicoder

Interface Lexicoder<T>

All Superinterfaces:

Encoder<T>, org.apache.accumulo.core.iterators.TypedValueCombiner.Encoder<T>

All Known Implementing Classes:

org.apache.accumulo.core.client.lexicoder.impl.AbstractLexicoder, BigIntegerLexicoder, BytesLexicoder, DateLexicoder, DoubleLexicoder, FloatLexicoder, IntegerLexicoder, ListLexicoder, LongLexicoder, PairLexicoder, ReverseLexicoder, StringLexicoder, TextLexicoder, UIntegerLexicoder, ULongLexicoder, UUIDLexicoder

public interface Lexicoder<T>
extends Encoder<T>

A lexicoder provides methods to convert to/from byte arrays. The byte arrays are constructed so that their sort order corresponds their parameterized class's native Java sort order.

Since:

1.6.0

Method Summary

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.accumulo.core.iterators.TypedValueCombiner.Encoder

decode, encode