Method setFamilies

src/Scanner.java:330–342

Specifies multiple column families to scan. If qualifiers is not null, then qualifiers[i] is assumed to be the list of qualifiers to scan in the family families[i]. If qualifiers[i] is null, then all the columns in the family families[i] w

(byte[][] families, byte[][][] qualifiers)

   * @since 1.5
   */
  public void setFamilies(byte[][] families, byte[][][] qualifiers) {
    checkScanningNotStarted();
    for (int i = 0; i < families.length; i++) {
      KeyValue.checkFamily(families[i]);
      if (qualifiers != null && qualifiers[i] != null) {
        for (byte[] qualifier : qualifiers[i]) {
          KeyValue.checkQualifier(qualifier);
        }
      }
    }
    this.families = families;
    this.qualifiers = qualifiers;
  }

  /**
   * Specifies multiple column families to scan.