public static Namespace getNamespace(Iterator<Entry<Key, Value>> rowResults) { for (; rowResults.hasNext(); ) { Entry<Key, Value> next = rowResults.next(); Key key = next.getKey(); Value val = next.getValue(); String cf = key.getColumnFamily().toString(); String cq = key.getColumnQualifier().toString(); return new NamespaceImpl(key.getRow().toString(), new String(val.get())); } return null; }