What are the different methods for deleting data in HBase?
There are several ways to delete data in HBase.
- You can use the delete command in HBase to delete either a single row of data or multiple rows of data.
- You can delete data from a specific column family using the deleteColumn command in HBase.
- By using the deleteFamily command in HBase, you can delete all data within a specified column family.
- The deleteTable command in HBase can be used to delete all data from the entire table.
- Combining the scan command with the delete command: You can scan the data in a table using HBase’s scan command, then delete the data that meets the criteria using the delete command as needed.
- You can write programs to delete data in HBase using the Java API.
- You can write HBase Shell scripts to delete data in HBase.