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Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2012 10:59:32 -0600
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Subject: Re: CompositeType/DynamicCompositeType for Row Key
From: Philip Shon <philip.shon@gmail.com>
To: user@cassandra.apache.org
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My row keys will actually be a date range.  Where the first value is the
starting date and the second value will be the length of that date range.

Each column inside each row will represent metadata related to a specific
product on during that date range.

My question would be do I get any advantages with using the CompositeType
for my row key versus doing manual concatenation of the two values in my
code?


On Tue, Feb 28, 2012 at 10:41 AM, Chris Gerken
<chrisgerken@mindspring.com>wrote:

> Phil,
>
> That's the problem with examples :)
>
> Row keys can be composite values.  That works just fine.  Was there
> something in particular you were trying to do?
>
> - Chris
>
> Chris Gerken
>
> chrisgerken@mindspring.com
> 512.587.5261
> http://www.linkedin.com/in/chgerken
>
>
>
> On Feb 28, 2012, at 10:25 AM, Philip Shon wrote:
>
> I have not found any examples of utilizing a CompositeType of
> DynamicCompositeType as a row key.  Is doing this frowned upon? All the
> examples I've seen have been using a CompositeType only for Column names
> (or values).
>
> My particular use case involves having the two components in the key being
> a Date (no time component) and an Integer value.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Phil
>
>
>
>

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<div>My row keys will actually be a date range. =C2=A0Where the first value=
 is the starting date and the second value will be the length of that date =
range.</div><div><br></div><div>Each column inside each row will represent =
metadata related to a specific product on during that date range.</div>
<div><br></div><div>My question would be do I get any advantages with using=
 the CompositeType for my row key versus doing manual concatenation of the =
two values in my code?</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br><div cla=
ss=3D"gmail_quote">
On Tue, Feb 28, 2012 at 10:41 AM, Chris Gerken <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a hre=
f=3D"mailto:chrisgerken@mindspring.com">chrisgerken@mindspring.com</a>&gt;<=
/span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8=
ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div style=3D"word-wrap:break-word">Phil,<div><br></div><div>That&#39;s the=
 problem with examples :)</div><div><br></div><div>Row keys can be composit=
e values. =C2=A0That works just fine. =C2=A0Was there something in particul=
ar you were trying to do?</div>
<div><br></div><div>- Chris</div><div><br><div>
<span style=3D"text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-variant:normal;te=
xt-align:auto;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:normal;borde=
r-collapse:separate;text-transform:none;font-size:medium;white-space:normal=
;font-family:Helvetica;word-spacing:0px"><span style=3D"text-indent:0px;let=
ter-spacing:normal;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal=
;line-height:normal;border-collapse:separate;text-transform:none;font-size:=
medium;white-space:normal;font-family:Helvetica;word-spacing:0px"><div styl=
e=3D"word-wrap:break-word">
<div>Chris Gerken</div><div><br></div><div><a href=3D"mailto:chrisgerken@mi=
ndspring.com" target=3D"_blank">chrisgerken@mindspring.com</a></div><div><a=
 href=3D"tel:512.587.5261" value=3D"+15125875261" target=3D"_blank">512.587=
.5261</a></div>
<div><a href=3D"http://www.linkedin.com/in/chgerken" target=3D"_blank">http=
://www.linkedin.com/in/chgerken</a></div></div></span><br></span><br>
</div><div><div class=3D"h5">
<br><div><div>On Feb 28, 2012, at 10:25 AM, Philip Shon wrote:</div><br><bl=
ockquote type=3D"cite">I have not found any examples of utilizing a Composi=
teType of DynamicCompositeType as a row key. =C2=A0Is doing this frowned up=
on? All the examples I&#39;ve seen have been using a CompositeType only for=
 Column names (or values).<div>

<br></div><div>My particular use case involves having the two components in=
 the key being a Date (no time component) and an Integer value.</div><div><=
br></div><div>Thanks,</div><div><br></div><div>Phil</div><div><br></div>

<div><br></div>
</blockquote></div><br></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div><br></div=
>

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