if (columnSize > 0)
columns = new HashSet<Pair<Text,Text>>();
for (int i = 0; i < columnSize; i++) {
long numPairs = dataInput.readInt();
Text colFam = new Text();
colFam.readFields(dataInput);
if (numPairs == 1) {
columns.add(new Pair<Text,Text>(colFam, null));
} else if (numPairs == 2) {
Text colQual = new Text();
colQual.readFields(dataInput);