# Package com.apple.foundationdb.tuple

Provides a set of utilities for serializing and deserializing typed data for use in FoundationDB.

See: Description

Class Summary
ByteArrayUtil: Utility functions for operating on byte arrays.
IterableComparator: A `Tuple`-compatible `Comparator` that will sort `Iterable`s in a manner that is consistent with the byte-representation of `Tuple`s.
Tuple: Represents a set of elements that make up a sortable, typed key.
Versionstamp: Used to represent values written by versionstamp operations with a `Tuple`.

## Package com.apple.foundationdb.tuple Description

Provides a set of utilities for serializing and deserializing typed data for use in FoundationDB. When packed together into a `Tuple` this data is suitable for use as an index or organizational structure within FoundationDB keyspace. See general Tuple documentation for information about how Tuples sort and can be used to efficiently model data.