static public Delete adeleteToDelete(ADelete adelete) throws IOException { Delete delete = new Delete(Bytes.toBytes(adelete.row)); if (adelete.columns != null) { for (AColumn acolumn : adelete.columns) { if (acolumn.qualifier != null) { delete.deleteColumns(Bytes.toBytes(acolumn.family), Bytes.toBytes(acolumn.qualifier)); } else { delete.deleteFamily(Bytes.toBytes(acolumn.family)); } } } return delete; }