Read with a filter (HBase)

/**
 * Example of filtering row contents using filters.
 */
public static void readFilter() {
  // TODO(developer): Replace these variables before running the sample.
  String projectId = "my-project-id";
  String instanceId = "my-instance-id";
  String tableId = "mobile-time-series";
  readFilter(projectId, instanceId, tableId);
}

public static void readFilter(String projectId, String instanceId, String tableId) {
  // Initialize client that will be used to send requests. This client only needs to be created
  // once, and can be reused for multiple requests.
  try (Connection connection = BigtableConfiguration.connect(projectId, instanceId)) {
    Table table = connection.getTable(TableName.valueOf(tableId));

    ValueFilter valueFilter =
        new ValueFilter(CompareOp.EQUAL, new RegexStringComparator("PQ2A.*"));
    Scan scan = new Scan().setFilter(valueFilter);

    ResultScanner rows = table.getScanner(scan);

    for (Result row : rows) {
      printRow(row);
    }
  } catch (IOException e) {
    System.out.println(
        "Unable to initialize service client, as a network error occurred: \n" + e.toString());
  }
}