Index: src/docbkx/book.xml
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@@ -176,6 +176,8 @@
from time stamp t9, the value of
anchor:my.look.ca from time stamp t8.
+ For more information about the internals of how HBase stores data, see .
+
+
+ Column Metadata
+ There is no store of column metadata outside of the internal KeyValue instances for a ColumnFamily.
+ Thus, while HBase can support not only a wide number of columns per row, but a heterogenous set of columns
+ between rows, it is your responsibility to keep track of the column names.
+
+ The only way to get a complete set of columns that exist for a ColumnFamily is to process all the rows.
+ For more information about how HBase stores data internally, see .
+
+