static Pair<byte[],Long> decomposeName(Column column){
  ByteBuffer nameBuffer;
  if (column.isSetName()) {
    nameBuffer=column.bufferForName();
  }
 else {
    nameBuffer=ByteBuffer.wrap(column.getName());
  }
  return decompose(nameBuffer);
}

static Pair < byte [ ] , Long > decomposeName ( Column column ) { ByteBuffer nameBuffer ; if ( column . isSetName ( ) ) { nameBuffer = column . bufferForName ( ) ; } else { nameBuffer = ByteBuffer . wrap ( column . getName ( ) ) ; } return decompose ( nameBuffer ) ; }
convenience method to get the name buffer for the specified column and decompose it into the name and timestamp .
