Command like SQL LIMIT in HBase

Question

Does HBase have any command that works like SQL LIMIT query?

I can do it by setStart and setEnd, but I do not want to iterate all

Answer 1

From the HBase shell you can use LIMIT:

hbase> scan 'test-table', {'LIMIT' => 5}

From the Java API you can use Scan.setMaxResultSize(N) or scan.setMaxResultsPerColumnFamily(N).

• HBase API docs - Scan.setMaxResultSize
• HBase API docs - Scan.setMaxResultsPerColumnFamily