filter - hbase search between composite keys

in h base row key of form string+date e.g : abc+01/03/2012

searching based on 3 parameters (string,date,date) :

1.) first parameter string should match row key before + sign, have got

filter rowfilter=new rowfilter(compareop.equal, new binaryprefixcomparator(bytes.tobytes(ticker)));

because searching prefix, if search "ab", results "ab" , "abc", condition getting exact match?

2.) second parameter date should > row key date extracted row key abc+01/03/2012.

3.) third parameter date should < row key date extracted row key abc+01/03/2012.

basically dates should fall between provided dates only.

what possible solution this? thnx

try use scan setting start row , stop row, so, set start row= string+timestamp_1, stop row = string+timestamp_2.

if need find row 'string*'+ts, need write own datepostfixcomparator(startts, endts).

the second case slower first.

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