The BatchUpdate class provides, put(col, cell) and delete(col) but no get(col).

BatchUpdate has no read access to the cell data that it holds currently.

It would be nice to add a get() method to compliment the put() method.

I was thinking something like:

public byte[] get(byte[] column);
public byte[] get(String column);

Should be fairly easy to patch. Ill try to get one in here soon. if not by today, then tomorrow.