* if columnStart = columnEnd.
*/
if (ByteBufferUtil.compare(query.getSliceStart(), query.getSliceEnd()) >= 0) {
// Check for invalid arguments where columnEnd < columnStart
if (ByteBufferUtil.isSmallerThan(query.getSliceEnd(), query.getSliceStart())) {
throw new PermanentStorageException("columnStart=" + query.getSliceStart() +
" is greater than columnEnd=" + query.getSliceEnd() + ". " +
"columnStart must be less than or equal to columnEnd");
}
if (0 != query.getSliceStart().length() && 0 != query.getSliceEnd().length()) {
logger.debug("Return empty list due to columnEnd==columnStart and neither empty");