Method checkFamily

src/KeyValue.java:365–370

Validates a column family. @throws IllegalArgumentException if the family name is too big. @throws NullPointerException if the family is null.

(final byte[] family)

   * @throws NullPointerException if the family is {@code null}.
   */
  static void checkFamily(final byte[] family) {
    if (family.length > Byte.MAX_VALUE) {
      throw new IllegalArgumentException("column family too long: "
        + family.length + " bytes long " + Bytes.pretty(family));
    }
  }

  /**
   * Validates a column qualifier.