HBase Admin API
Class HBaseAdmin
HBaseAdmin is a class representing the Admin. This class belongs to the org.apache.hadoop.hbase.client package.You can get the instance of Admin using Connection.getAdmin() method.
| Methods | Description |
|---|---|
| void createTable(HTableDescriptor desc) | Creates a new table. |
| void createTable(HTableDescriptor desc, byte[][] splitKeys) | Creates a new table with an initial set of empty regions defined by the specified split keys. |
| void deleteColumn(byte[] tableName, String columnName) | Deletes a column from a table. |
| void deleteColumn(String tableName, String columnName) | Delete a column from a table. |
| void deleteTable(String tableName) | Deletes a table. |
Class Descriptor
Constructors
| Constructor | Summary |
|---|---|
| HTableDescriptor(TableName name) | Constructs a table descriptor specifying a TableName object. |
Methods and Description
| Methods | Description |
|---|---|
| HTableDescriptor addFamily(HColumnDescriptor family) | Adds a column family to the given descriptor |
Shutting Down
exit:
exitStopping HBase:
./bin/stop-hbase.sh
Stopping HBase Using Java API
ShutDownHbase