you can use get_slice: public List<ColumnOrSuperColumn> get_slice(String keyspace, String key, ColumnParent column_parent, SlicePredicate predicate, ConsistencyLevel consistency_level) throws InvalidRequestException, UnavailableException, TimedOutException, TException;
In the SlicePredicate.SliceRange, set start and finish to empty, count to x 2010/9/14 Courtney Robinson <sa...@live.co.uk> > Is it possible to get the first x columns from a row without knowing the > column names? > So far i've been working with just grabbing all the columns in a row or > just getting a specific column that i know the name of. > If it is possible, can anyone point me in the right direction of how to do > this? > I'm using 0.6.4 with the thrift interface in java, i use hector but i'd > much prefer knowing how its done via thrift first :) > thanks > -- Best Regards, Chen Xinli
