src/java/org/apache/cassandra/cli/CliClient.java
/**
     * Converts column value into byte[] according to validation class
     * @param columnName - column name to which value belongs
     * @param columnFamilyName - column family name
     * @param columnValue - actual column value
     * @return value in byte array representation
     */
Converts column value into byte[] according to validation class
@param columnName - column name to which value belongs
@param columnFamilyName - column family name
@param columnValue - actual column value
@return value in byte array representation
Converts column value into byte [] according to validation class @param columnName - column name to which value belongs @param columnFamilyName - column family name @param columnValue - actual column value @return value in byte array representation
private ByteBuffer columnValueAsBytes(ByteBuffer columnName, String columnFamilyName, String columnValue)
    {
        CfDef columnFamilyDef = getCfDef(columnFamilyName);
        AbstractType defaultValidator = getFormatType(columnFamilyDef.default_validation_class);
        for (ColumnDef columnDefinition : columnFamilyDef.getColumn_metadata())
        {
            byte[] currentColumnName = columnDefinition.getName();
            if (ByteBufferUtil.compare(currentColumnName, columnName) == 0)
            {
                try
                {
                    String validationClass = columnDefinition.getValidation_class();
                    return getBytesAccordingToType(columnValue, getFormatType(validationClass));
                }
                catch (Exception e)
                {
                    throw new RuntimeException(e);
                }
            }
        }
        return defaultValidator.fromString(columnValue);
    }
private ByteBuffer columnValueAsBytes ( ByteBuffer columnName , String columnFamilyName , String columnValue ) { CfDef columnFamilyDef = getCfDef ( columnFamilyName ) ; AbstractType defaultValidator = getFormatType ( columnFamilyDef . default_validation_class ) ; for ( ColumnDef columnDefinition : columnFamilyDef . getColumn_metadata ( ) ) { byte [ ] currentColumnName = columnDefinition . getName ( ) ; if ( ByteBufferUtil . compare ( currentColumnName , columnName ) == 0 ) { try { String validationClass = columnDefinition . getValidation_class ( ) ; return getBytesAccordingToType ( columnValue , getFormatType ( validationClass ) ) ; } catch ( Exception e ) { throw new RuntimeException ( e ) ; } } } return defaultValidator . fromString ( columnValue ) ; }
Converts column value into byte[] according to validation class
 @param columnName - column name to which value belongs
 @param columnFamilyName - column family name
 @param columnValue - actual column value
 @return value in byte array representation
Converts column value into byte [] according to validation class @param columnName - column name to which value belongs @param columnFamilyName - column family name @param columnValue - actual column value @return value in byte array representation