Index: src/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/client/HTable.java =================================================================== --- src/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/client/HTable.java (revision 761872) +++ src/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/client/HTable.java (working copy) @@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ * Get all the data for the specified row at the latest timestamp * * @param row row key - * @return RowResult is empty if row does not exist. + * @return RowResult is null if row does not exist. * @throws IOException */ public RowResult getRow(final String row) throws IOException { @@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ * Get all the data for the specified row at the latest timestamp * * @param row row key - * @return RowResult is empty if row does not exist. + * @return RowResult is null if row does not exist. * @throws IOException */ public RowResult getRow(final byte [] row) throws IOException { @@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ * * @param row row key * @param numVersions number of versions to return - * @return RowResult is empty if row does not exist. + * @return RowResult is null if row does not exist. * @throws IOException */ public RowResult getRow(final String row, final int numVersions) @@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ * * @param row row key * @param numVersions number of versions to return - * @return RowResult is empty if row does not exist. + * @return RowResult is null if row does not exist. * @throws IOException */ public RowResult getRow(final byte[] row, final int numVersions) @@ -457,7 +457,7 @@ * * @param row row key * @param ts timestamp - * @return RowResult is empty if row does not exist. + * @return RowResult is null if row does not exist. * @throws IOException */ public RowResult getRow(final String row, final long ts) @@ -470,7 +470,7 @@ * * @param row row key * @param ts timestamp - * @return RowResult is empty if row does not exist. + * @return RowResult is null if row does not exist. * @throws IOException */ public RowResult getRow(final byte [] row, final long ts) @@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ * @param row row key * @param timestamp timestamp * @param numVersions number of versions to return - * @return RowResult is empty if row does not exist. + * @return RowResult is null if row does not exist. * @throws IOException */ public RowResult getRow(final byte[] row, final long timestamp, @@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ * * @param row row key * @param columns Array of column names and families you want to retrieve. - * @return RowResult is empty if row does not exist. + * @return RowResult is null if row does not exist. * @throws IOException */ public RowResult getRow(final String row, final String [] columns) @@ -516,7 +516,7 @@ * * @param row row key * @param columns Array of column names and families you want to retrieve. - * @return RowResult is empty if row does not exist. + * @return RowResult is null if row does not exist. * @throws IOException */ public RowResult getRow(final byte [] row, final byte [][] columns) @@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ * @param row row key * @param columns Array of column names and families you want to retrieve. * @param numVersions number of versions to return - * @return RowResult is empty if row does not exist. + * @return RowResult is null if row does not exist. * @throws IOException */ public RowResult getRow(final String row, final String[] columns, @@ -545,7 +545,7 @@ * @param row row key * @param columns Array of column names and families you want to retrieve. * @param numVersions number of versions to return - * @return RowResult is empty if row does not exist. + * @return RowResult is null if row does not exist. * @throws IOException */ public RowResult getRow(final byte[] row, final byte[][] columns, @@ -559,7 +559,7 @@ * @param row row key * @param columns Array of column names and families you want to retrieve. * @param ts timestamp - * @return RowResult is empty if row does not exist. + * @return RowResult is null if row does not exist. * @throws IOException */ public RowResult getRow(final String row, final String [] columns, @@ -574,7 +574,7 @@ * @param row row key * @param columns Array of column names and families you want to retrieve. * @param ts timestamp - * @return RowResult is empty if row does not exist. + * @return RowResult is null if row does not exist. * @throws IOException */ public RowResult getRow(final byte [] row, final byte [][] columns, @@ -599,7 +599,7 @@ * @param columns Array of column names and families you want to retrieve. * @param ts timestamp * @param rl row lock - * @return RowResult is empty if row does not exist. + * @return RowResult is null if row does not exist. * @throws IOException */ public RowResult getRow(final byte [] row, final byte [][] columns,