Index: src/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/io/RowResult.java =================================================================== --- src/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/io/RowResult.java (revision 678973) +++ src/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/io/RowResult.java (working copy) @@ -131,6 +131,13 @@ } /** + * Get the Cell that corresponds to column, using a String key + */ + public Cell get(String key) { + return get(Bytes.toBytes(key)); + } + + /** * Row entry. */ public class Entry implements Map.Entry {