@Test public void testGetTableDescriptor() throws IOException { HColumnDescriptor fam1 = new HColumnDescriptor("fam1"); HColumnDescriptor fam2 = new HColumnDescriptor("fam2"); HColumnDescriptor fam3 = new HColumnDescriptor("fam3"); HTableDescriptor htd = new HTableDescriptor("myTestTable"); htd.addFamily(fam1); htd.addFamily(fam2); htd.addFamily(fam3); this.admin.createTable(htd); HTable table = new HTable(TEST_UTIL.getConfiguration(), "myTestTable"); HTableDescriptor confirmedHtd = table.getTableDescriptor(); assertEquals(htd.compareTo(confirmedHtd), 0); }