Partitioner (Apache Hadoop Main 3.4.1 API) (original) (raw)

• java.lang.Object

• • org.apache.hadoop.mapreduce.Partitioner<KEY,VALUE>

• Direct Known Subclasses:
  BinaryPartitioner, HashPartitioner, KeyFieldBasedPartitioner, RehashPartitioner, TotalOrderPartitioner

@InterfaceAudience.Public
@InterfaceStability.Stable
public abstract class Partitioner<KEY,VALUE>
extends Object
Partitions the key space.
Partitioner controls the partitioning of the keys of the intermediate map-outputs. The key (or a subset of the key) is used to derive the partition, typically by a hash function. The total number of partitions is the same as the number of reduce tasks for the job. Hence this controls which of the m reduce tasks the intermediate key (and hence the record) is sent for reduction.
Note: A Partitioner is created only when there are multiple reducers.
Note: If you require your Partitioner class to obtain the Job's configuration object, implement the Configurable interface.
See Also:
Reducer

• • Constructor Summary

  Constructors

  Constructor and Description
  Partitioner()

  • Method Summary

  All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods

  Modifier and Type	Method and Description
  abstract int	getPartition(KEY key,VALUE value, int numPartitions) Get the partition number for a given key (hence record) given the total number of partitions i.e.

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• • Constructor Detail

     * #### Partitioner  
     public Partitioner()  

  • Method Detail

    * #### getPartition  
    public abstract int getPartition([KEY](../../../../org/apache/hadoop/mapreduce/Partitioner.html "type parameter in Partitioner") key,  
                                     [VALUE](../../../../org/apache/hadoop/mapreduce/Partitioner.html "type parameter in Partitioner") value,  
                                     int numPartitions)  
    Get the partition number for a given key (hence record) given the total number of partitions i.e. number of reduce-tasks for the job.  
    Typically a hash function on a all or a subset of the key.  
    Parameters:  
    `key` \- the key to be partioned.  
    `value` \- the entry value.  
    `numPartitions` \- the total number of partitions.  
    Returns:  
    the partition number for the `key`.