Primary Key and Range Key
Let’s learn about the primary key and range key in detail.
We'll cover the following...
We'll cover the following...
Need for primary key
Have you ever worked with a hash map? A hash map is a key-value store. Now, we do not need to know a lot about the internal workings of hash maps. But the contract it offers is simple:
get(Key)
: returns the value for a givenKey
.put(Key, Value)
: saves thevalue
corresponding to theKey
.
To work with a hash map or any key-value store, you need a set of keys. Keys are basically used to identify an individual item in the ...