org.apache.hadoop.hbase.hql
Interface TableFormatter

All Known Implementing Classes:

AsciiTableFormatter, HtmlTableFormatter

public interface TableFormatter

Interface implemented by table formatters outputting select results. Implementations must have a constructor that takes a Writer.

See Also:

AsciiTableFormatter

Method Summary

void	footer() Output footer.
Writer	getOut()
void	header(String[] titles) Output header.
void	row(String[] cells) Output a row.

Method Detail

header

void header(String[] titles)
            throws IOException

Output header.

Parameters:

titles - Titles to emit.

Throws:

IOException

footer

void footer()
            throws IOException

Output footer.

Throws:

IOException

row

void row(String[] cells)
         throws IOException

Output a row.

Parameters:

cells -

Throws:

IOException

getOut

Writer getOut()

Returns:

Output stream being used (This is in interface to enforce fact that formatters use Writers -- that they operate on character streams rather than on byte streams).