public static boolean isSystemTable ( String storeName ) { return storeName . equals ( SchemaService . APPS_STORE_NAME ) || storeName . equals ( TaskManagerService . TASKS_STORE_NAME ) || storeName . equals ( TenantService . TENANTS_STORE_NAME ) ; }
Return true if the given store name is a system table aka metadata table . System tables store column values as strings . All other tables use binary column values .