Object returned by Table::ReadRows(), enumerates rows in the response.
Thread-safety
Two threads operating concurrently on the same instance of this class or the iterators obtained from it are not guaranteed to work.
Iterate over the results of ReadRows() using the STL idioms.
The returned iterator is a single-pass input iterator that reads rows from the RowReader when incremented. The first row may be read when the iterator is constructed.
Creating, and particularly incrementing, multiple iterators on the same RowReader is unsupported and can produce incorrect results.
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several constructors to handle different use cases, such as the need for application profiles or specific retry and backoff policies.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ccode\u003eRowReader\u003c/code\u003e class utilizes single-pass input iterators through the \u003ccode\u003ebegin()\u003c/code\u003e and \u003ccode\u003eend()\u003c/code\u003e functions to read rows sequentially, and creating or incrementing multiple iterators on the same RowReader instance is not supported.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ccode\u003eCancel()\u003c/code\u003e function is available for gracefully terminating the streaming read and invalidating any iterators.\u003c/p\u003e\n"]]],[],null,["# Class RowReader (2.14.0)\n\nVersion 2.14.0keyboard_arrow_down\n\n- [2.42.0-rc (latest)](/cpp/docs/reference/bigtable/latest/classgoogle_1_1cloud_1_1bigtable_1_1RowReader)\n- [2.41.0](/cpp/docs/reference/bigtable/2.41.0/classgoogle_1_1cloud_1_1bigtable_1_1RowReader)\n- 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[`Table::ReadRows()`](/cpp/docs/reference/bigtable/2.14.0/classgoogle_1_1cloud_1_1bigtable_1_1Table#classgoogle_1_1cloud_1_1bigtable_1_1Table_1a337d7204d6ca65ccf7824a53ead0dfdb), enumerates rows in the response. \n\n###### Thread-safety\n\nTwo threads operating concurrently on the same instance of this class or the iterators obtained from it are **not** guaranteed to work.\nIterate over the results of ReadRows() using the STL idioms.\n\nConstructors\n------------\n\n### RowReader()\n\nDefault constructs an empty [RowReader](/cpp/docs/reference/bigtable/2.14.0/classgoogle_1_1cloud_1_1bigtable_1_1RowReader).\n\n### RowReader(std::shared_ptr\\\u003c DataClient \\\u003e, std::string, RowSet, std::int64_t, Filter, std::unique_ptr\\\u003c RPCRetryPolicy \\\u003e, std::unique_ptr\\\u003c RPCBackoffPolicy \\\u003e, MetadataUpdatePolicy, std::unique_ptr\\\u003c internal::ReadRowsParserFactory \\\u003e)\n\n### RowReader(std::shared_ptr\\\u003c DataClient \\\u003e, std::string, std::string, RowSet, std::int64_t, Filter, std::unique_ptr\\\u003c RPCRetryPolicy \\\u003e, std::unique_ptr\\\u003c RPCBackoffPolicy \\\u003e, MetadataUpdatePolicy, std::unique_ptr\\\u003c internal::ReadRowsParserFactory \\\u003e)\n\n### RowReader(RowReader \\&\\&)\n\nFunctions\n---------\n\n### begin()\n\nInput iterator over rows in the response. \nThe returned iterator is a single-pass input iterator that reads rows from the [RowReader](/cpp/docs/reference/bigtable/2.14.0/classgoogle_1_1cloud_1_1bigtable_1_1RowReader) when incremented. The first row may be read when the iterator is constructed.\n\nCreating, and particularly incrementing, multiple iterators on the same [RowReader](/cpp/docs/reference/bigtable/2.14.0/classgoogle_1_1cloud_1_1bigtable_1_1RowReader) is unsupported and can produce incorrect results.\n\nRetry and backoff policies are honored.\n\n### end()\n\nEnd iterator over the rows in the response.\n\n### Cancel()\n\nGracefully terminate a streaming read. \nInvalidates iterators.\n\nType Aliases\n------------\n\n### iterator\n\n**Alias Of** : `StreamRange\u003c Row \u003e::iterator`"]]