Each compositeType consistes of a few components. Use ("bob", 1982) as an example, it contains two components, I assume it is (utf8, integer). So when you want to use a slice query, you need the start and end columns by add components to them. That is what start.addCompo.... and end.addCompo... means. For more information please refer to https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CASSANDRA-2231
For you question, I think replace "abc" with "bob" should do the trick. On Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 4:56 AM, Alvin UW <alvi...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello, > > can anyone give an explanation of > start.addComponent("abc", StringSerializer.get()) ; > end.addComponent("abc", StringSerializer.get(), "UTF8Type", > AbstractComposite.ComponentEquality.GREATER_THAN_EQUAL) ; > > > Suppose my composite column names are like ("bob", 1982), ("bob", 1976). > There are more than one "bob" in my table. > now I only know I want to query "bob", but don't know the birth year, how > can I get all the column values of "Bob"? with the help of composite type. > > > > > 2011/8/4 Boris Yen <yulin...@gmail.com> > >> Assume you have a column family named "testCF" with comparator * >> CompositeType*(AsciiType, IntegerType(reversed=true), IntegerType); and a >> few columns have been inserted into record key "a". >> >> ____________________________________ >> Composite start = new Composite() ; >> Composite end = new Composite() ; >> start.addComponent("abc", StringSerializer.get()) ; >> end.addComponent("abc", StringSerializer.get(), "UTF8Type", >> AbstractComposite.ComponentEquality.GREATER_THAN_EQUAL) ; >> >> SliceQuery<String, ByteBuffer, ByteBuffer> query = >> HFactory.createSliceQuery(keyspace, StringSerializer.get(), >> ByteBufferSerializer.get(), ByteBufferSerializer.get()); >> query.setKey("a"); >> query.setColumnFamily("testCF"); >> query.setRange(start.serialize(), end.serialize(), false, 100); >> >> List<HColumn<ByteBuffer, ByteBuffer>> columns = >> query.execute().get().getColumns(); >> >> >> On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 3:19 PM, CASSANDRA learner < >> cassandralear...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Can you please gimme an example on this using hector client >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 7:18 AM, Boris Yen <yulin...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> It seems to me that your column name consists of two components. If you >>>> have the luxury to upgrade your cassandra to 0.8.1+, I think you can think >>>> about using the composite type/column. Conceptually, it might suit your use >>>> case better. >>>> >>>> >>>> On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 5:28 AM, Eldad Yamin <elda...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hello, >>>>> I wonder if I can select a column or all columns that start with X. >>>>> E.g I have columns ABC_1, ABC_2, ZZZ_1 and I want to select all columns >>>>> that start with ABC_ - is that possible? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Thanks! >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >> >