hbase-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/CellBuilderType.java

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package org.apache.hadoop.hbase;

import org.apache.yetus.audience.InterfaceAudience;

/**
 * Used by {@link CellBuilderFactory} and {@link ExtendedCellBuilderFactory}.
 * Indicates which memory copy is used in building cell.
 */
@InterfaceAudience.Public
public enum CellBuilderType {
  /**
   * The cell builder will copy all passed bytes for building cell.
   */
  DEEP_COPY,
  /**
   * DON'T modify the byte array passed to cell builder
   * because all fields in new cell are reference to input arguments
   */
  SHALLOW_COPY
}