Yes, consumer group ID can be any value. In your example, does hasNext() return false or hit an exception?
Thanks, Jun On Tue, Feb 25, 2014 at 8:31 PM, Binita Bharati <binita.bhar...@gmail.com>wrote: > Hi Steve, > > So, I assume that consumer group ID is just a logical grouping ? i.e. it > can be any random value ? > Actually, I am unable to get any data when I am running this eg : > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/KAFKA/Consumer+Group+Example. > The "ConsumerTest" class's , while(it.hasNext()) check isn't successful. ( > Data is present on the concerned topic) > > Any idea why ? I am using kafka-0.8.0. > > Thanks > Binita > > > On Tue, Feb 25, 2014 at 12:08 PM, Binita Bharati > <binita.bhar...@gmail.com>wrote: > > > Hi all, > > > > I am referring to this e.g: > > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/KAFKA/Consumer+Group+Example > . > > > > What is the consumer group ID being referred here ? > > > > Thanks > > Binita > > >
