See also http://hbase.apache.org/book.html#versions.ops ,
especially 5.9.1.4.2. Explicit Version Example
On Fri, Oct 18, 2013 at 1:15 PM, Ted Yu <yuzhihong@gmail.com> wrote:
> bq. the hbase timestamp long value has more digits than the one created
> in Java.
>
> Can you give us an example ?
> In the following,
> http://www.ruddwire.com/handy-code/date-to-millisecond-calculators/ gives
> me the date corresponding to timestamp value(s):
>
> hbase(main):007:0> scan 'test'
> ROW COLUMN+CELL
> row1 column=cf:a, timestamp=1288380727188, value=value1
> row2 column=cf:b, timestamp=1288380738440, value=value2
>
>
>
> On Fri, Oct 18, 2013 at 12:55 PM, Hrishikesh P <hrishi.engineer@gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> How are the timestamps associated with cell versions within HBase
>> similar/different to the long values that I get using
>> System.currentTimeMillis() in Java? If I print both, the hbase timestamp
>> long value has more digits than the one created in Java.
>> Aren't both milliseconds since Jan 1, 1970?
>>
>> Thanks in advance.
>>
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