[HBASE-11587] Improve documentation around custom filters

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Not A Problem
• Component/s: documentation
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Dima Spivak
• Created: 24/Jul/14 22:11
• Updated: 17/Jun/22 16:14
• Resolved: 17/Jun/22 16:14

Description

The instructions in the ref guide surrounding creation of custom filters by extending FilterBase are incomplete and need updating. Since 0.96 and protobufs, it looks like you need to implement the parseFrom method to make custom filter work.