public static String findExistingColumn(PTable table, List<PColumn> columns) {
for (PColumn column : columns) {
PName familyName = column.getFamilyName();
if (familyName == null) {
try {
return table.getPKColumn(column.getName().getString()).getName().getString();
} catch (ColumnNotFoundException e) {
continue;
}
} else {
try {
return table
.getColumnFamily(familyName.getString())
.getColumn(column.getName().getString())
.getName()
.getString();
} catch (ColumnFamilyNotFoundException e) {
continue; // Shouldn't happen
} catch (ColumnNotFoundException e) {
continue;
}
}
}
return null;
}
