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Last Updated:2025-09-08 11:49:24  Updated
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init

You can call this interface to initialize the ObTableClient.

Here is an example:

final ObTableClient client = new ObTableClient();  // Create a client instance.
client.setFullUserName("your user name");  
client.setParamURL("your OCP addr url");  
client.setPassword("your password");
obTableClient.setSysUserName("your sys user name");
obTableClient.setSysPassword("your sys password");
client.init();

where:

  • setFullUserName specifies the username for logging on to the database.
  • setParamURL specifies the URL of the server on which OceanBase Cloud Platform (OCP) is deployed, if the client is deployed by using OCP.
  • setPassword specifies the password for logging on to the database. You can leave this field unspecified.
  • setSysUserName specifies the username of the sys tenant, such as proxyro@sys. It is required for obtaining the internal table of routing information when you request routing.
  • setSysPassword specifies the user password of the sys tenant.

insert

You can call this interface to insert a row. If a primary key conflict occurs, which means that the target row already exists, the insertion fails.

Here is an example:

long insert(String tableName, Object rowkey, String[] columns, Object[] values);
long insert(String tableName, Object[] rowkeys, String[] columns, Object[] values);

// The rowkey in the sample code corresponds to the primary key of the table.
client.insert( "testHash",
     new Object[] { 1L, "partition".getBytes(), timeStamp },
     new String[] { "V" },       
     new Object[] { "value".getBytes() }
);

where:

  • tableName specifies the name of the table.
  • rowkey specifies the value of the primary key.
  • columns specifies the names of the columns to be inserted. You can insert one or more columns.
  • values specifies the column values to be inserted.
  • long specifies the return value that indicates the number of inserted columns. In this example, one row is inserted.

get

You can call this interface to retrieve a row. If the target row exists, the row is retrieved. Otherwise, an empty value is returned.

Here is an example:

Map<String, Object> get(String tableName, Object rowkey, String[] columns);
Map<String, Object> get(String tableName, Object[] rowkeys, String[] columns);

// rowkey is the primary key.
Map<String, Object> res = client.get("testHash",
           new Object[] { 1L, "partition".getBytes(), timestamp },
           new String[] { "K", "Q", "T","V" }
);

// If the returned value is an object, you can perform an explicit type conversion, such as Long k = (Long) res.get("K");

where:

  • tableName specifies the name of the table.
  • rowkey specifies the value of the primary key.
  • columns specifies the name of the column to be retrieved. You can retrieve one or more columns.
  • Map\<String, Object\> specifies the return value. If the target column exists, the column is retrieved. Otherwise, an empty value is returned.

delete

You can call this interface to delete a row. If the target row does not exist, and affectrows = 0 is returned. Otherwise, the number of deleted rows, 1 row in this case, is returned.

Here is an example:

long delete(String tableName, Object rowkey);
long delete(String tableName, Object[] rowkeys);

// The rowkey in the sample code corresponds to the primary key of the table.
client.delete("testHash", new Object[] { 1L, "partition".getBytes(), timeStamp });

// The return value indicates the number of affected rows. In this example, the return value is 1L, which indicates one row.

where:

  • tableName specifies the name of the table.
  • rowkey specifies the primary key to be deleted.
  • long specifies the return value that indicates the number of deleted rows. In this example, one row is deleted.

update

You can call this interface to update a row. If the target row does not exist, affectrows = 0 is returned. Otherwise, the number of updated rows,1 row in this case, is returned.

Here is an example:

long update(String tableName, Object rowkey, String[] columns, Object[] values);
long update(String tableName, Object[] rowkeys, String[] columns, Object[] values);

// The rowkey in the sample code corresponds to the primary key of the table.
client.update("testHash",
              new Object[] { 1L, "partition".getBytes(), timeStamp },
              new String[] { "V" },
              new Object[] { "value1L".getBytes() }
);

// The return value indicates the number of affected rows. In this example, the return value is 1L, which indicates one row.

where:

  • tableName specifies the name of the table.
  • rowkey specifies the name of the updated primary key.
  • columns specifies the name of the column to be updated. You can update one or more columns.
  • values specifies the column values to be updated. You can specify the values of one or more columns.
  • long specifies the return value, which indicates the number of deleted rows. In this example, one row is deleted.

replace

You can call this interface to replace a row. The following three cases may exist:

  • If the target row does not exist, the new row is inserted.
  • If the target row already exists, which means a primary key conflict, the original row is deleted and the new row is inserted.
  • If a unique index conflict takes place, the conflicting rows are deleted and the new row is inserted.

Here is an example:

long replace(String tableName, Object rowkey, String[] columns, Object[] values);
long replace(String tableName, Object[] rowkeys, String[] columns, Object[] values);

// The rowkey in the sample code corresponds to the primary key of the table.
client.replace("testHash",
            new Object[] { 1L, "partition".getBytes(), timeStamp },
            new String[] { "V" },
            new Object[] { "value1L".getBytes() }
);

// The return value indicates the number of affected rows. In this example, the return value is 1L, which indicates one row.

where:

  • tableName specifies the name of the table.
  • rowkey specifies the name of the primary key.
  • columns specifies the name of the column to be replaced. You can replace one or more columns.
  • values specifies the column values to be replaced. You can specify the values of one or more columns.
  • long specifies the return value that indicates the number of replaced rows. In this example, one row is replaced.

insertOrupdate

You can call this interface to insert or update a row. The following three cases may exist:

  • If the target row does not exist, the new row is inserted.
  • If the target row already exists, which means a primary key conflict, the target row is updated.
  • If the insertion encounters a unique index conflict, the target row is also updated.

Here is an example:

long insertOrUpdate(String tableName, Object rowkey, String[] columns, Object[] values);
long insertOrUpdate(String tableName, Object[] rowkeys, String[] columns, Object[] values);

// The rowkey in the sample code corresponds to the primary key of the table.
client.insertOrUpdate("testHash",
            new Object[] { 1L, "partition".getBytes(), timestamp },
            new String[] { "V" },
            new Object[] { "bb".getBytes() }
);

// The return value indicates the number of affected rows. In this example, the return value is 1L, which indicates one row.

where:

  • tableName specifies the name of the table.
  • rowkey specifies the name of the primary key.
  • columns specifies the name of the column to be operated. You can specify one or more columns.
  • values specifies the column values to be inserted or updated. You can specify the values of one or more columns.
  • long specifies the return value that indicates the number of inserted or updated rows. In this example, one row is operated.

increment

You can call this interface to atomically increment the value of the specified column by an increment value. The increment value can be negative. The following three cases may exist:

  • If the calculation result overflows the value range of the column type, an error is returned.
  • If the target row does not exist, the new row is inserted and the increment value is set as the initial value, which is equivalent to having an original value of 0.
  • If the target row exists but the specified column value is NULL, the increment value is set as the initial value, which is equivalent to having an original value of 0.

Note

This interface is supported since OceanBase Database V1.4.75. It supports columns of integer data types such as TINYINT, SMALLINT, MEDIUMINT, INT, and BIGINT, and their unsigned versions. Errors are returned for columns of other data types.

Here is an example:

Map<String, Object> increment(String tableName, Object rowkey, String[] columns,Object[] values, boolean withResult);

Map<String, Object> increment(String tableName, Object[] rowkeys, String[] columns, Object[] values, boolean withResult);

// The rowkey in the sample code corresponds to the primary key of the table. The default value is null. So, the final results are c2=1, c3=2.
Client.increment("test_increment",
"test_null",
         new String[] { "c2", "c3" },
         new Object[] { 1, 2 }, true );

where:

  • tableName specifies the name of the table.
  • rowkey specifies the value of the primary key.
  • columns specifies the name of the column whose value is to be incremented. You can specify one or more columns.
  • values specifies the value to be incremented. You can specify the values of one or more columns.
  • withResult specifies whether to return the auto-increment result set.
  • Map\<String, Object\> specifies the return value. If the withResult parameter was set to false, the return value is Map.empty.

append

You can call this interface to atomically append a string to the value of the specified column. The following three cases may exist:

  • If the calculation result overflows the value range of the column type, an error is returned.
  • If the target row does not exist, the new row is inserted and the appended string is set as the initial value, which is equivalent to having an original value of an empty string.
  • If the target row exists but the specified column value is NULL, the appended string is set as the initial value, which is equivalent to having an original value of an empty string.

Note

This interface is supported since OceanBase Database V1.4.75. It supports columns of VARCHAR and VARBINARY data types. Errors are returned for columns of other data types.

Here is an example:

Map<String, Object> append(String tableName, Object rowkey, String[] columns, Object[] values,boolean withResult);

Map<String, Object> append(String tableName, Object[] rowkeys, String[] columns, Object[] values, boolean withResult);

// Insert the data: c2 = {1}, c3 = {"P"}.
client.insert("test_append", "test_normal", new String[] { "c2", "c3" }, new Object[] { new byte[] { 1 }, "P" });
// After the append operation, c2 = {1, 2}, c3 = {"PY"}.
Map<String, Object> res = client.append("test_append", "test_normal", new String[] { "c2", "c3" }, new Object[] { new byte[] { 2 }, "Y" }, true);

where:

  • tableName specifies the name of the table.
  • rowkey specifies the value of the primary key.
  • columns specifies the name of the column to which a string is to be appended. You can specify one or more columns.
  • values specifies the string to be appended. You can specify the strings for one or more columns.
  • withResult specifies whether to return the result set of the appended string.
  • Map\<String, Object\> specifies the return value. If the withResult parameter was set to false, the return value is Map.empty.

scan

You can call this interface to perform a multi-range scan or reverse scan. TableAPI supports range scan based on the primary key or the prefix of the primary key. When the primary key is not specified, TableAPI also supports range scan based on the index or index prefix.

Here is an example:

// Example
TableQuery tableQuery = client.query("table_name"); // Create an object to be scanned based on the table name.
re"sultSet = tableQuery.select("column2").primaryIndex().addScanRange("min1", "max1).addScanRange("min2", "max2").setBatchSize(batch_size).execute();

while(resultSet.next()) {
 Map<String, Object> value = resultSet.getRow();
}

where:

  • table_name specifies the name of the table to be scanned.
  • primaryIndex specifies to scan based on the primary key.
  • column2 specifies the column from which the results are retrieved. For example, a table contains columns 1 to 4, and the value column2 indicates that only the data of column2 is returned.
  • addScanRange specifies the range of the scan. min and max respectively indicate the minimum and maximum value of the range.
  • batch_size specifies the number of rows to be returned in each batch. Only the rows that meet the scan conditions are returned.

batch

You can call this interface to collectively perform multiple operations.

Here is an example:

TableBatchOps batchOps = client.batch("test_varchar_table");
batchOps.insert("foo", new String[] { "c2" }, new String[] { "bar" });
batchOps.get("foo", new String[] { "c2" });
batchOps.delete("foo");

List<Object> results = batchOps.execute();
// In the list of results, the insert operation returns affectedRows, the get operation returns map, and the delete operation returns affectedRows.

where:

  • TableBatchOps specifies the object to be operated on, which is created by using the ObTableClient. In the preceding example, it is client.batch(table_name).
  • List\<Object\> specifies the return values. The result set includes the results of all called operations, such as insert, get, and delete.

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