```
public class RowKey
extends Object
```
Represents a specific sorting or hashing key. Instances of this class wrap a byte array in row-based frame format. Following is the layout of the RowKey with n fields Header section byte[1..4] - End of field 1 byte[5..8] - End of field 2 ... byte[4(n-1)..4n] - End of field n Key section byte[headerEnd+1..headerEnd+1+fieldSize1] - Data of field1

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`byte[]`	`array()`	Get the backing array for this key (not a copy).
`static RowKey`	`empty()`
`boolean`	`equals(Object o)`
`int`	`estimatedObjectSizeBytes()`	Estimate number of bytes taken by the key array.
`int`	`hashCode()`
`long`	`longHashCode()`
`String`	`toString()`
`static RowKey`	`wrap(byte[] row)`	Create a key from a byte array.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Class RowKey