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package org.apache.hadoop.hive.accumulo.predicate.compare;
/**
* Wraps type-specific comparison operations over a constant value. Methods take raw byte from
* incoming Accumulo values.
*
* The CompareOpt instance in the iterator uses one or more methods from a PrimitiveCompare
* implementation to perform type-specific comparisons and determine acceptances.
*
* Used by {@link org.apache.hadoop.hive.accumulo.predicate.PrimitiveComparisonFilter}. Works with
* {@link CompareOp}
*/
public interface PrimitiveComparison {
public boolean isEqual(byte[] value);
public boolean isNotEqual(byte[] value);
public boolean greaterThanOrEqual(byte[] value);
public boolean greaterThan(byte[] value);
public boolean lessThanOrEqual(byte[] value);
public boolean lessThan(byte[] value);
public boolean like(byte[] value);
public Object serialize(byte[] value);
public void init(byte[] constant);
}