public TypeInfo getTypeForName(String columnName) {
    List<String> columnNames = serdeParams.getColumnNames();
    List<TypeInfo> columnTypes = serdeParams.getColumnTypes();
    for (int i = 0; i < columnNames.size(); i++) {
      if (columnName.equals(columnNames.get(i))) {
        return columnTypes.get(i);
      }
    }
    throw new IllegalArgumentException("Invalid column name " + columnName);
  }
HBaseSerDeParameters encapsulates SerDeParameters and additional configurations that are specific for
HBaseSerDe.
hbase-handler/src/java/org/apache/hadoop/hive/hbase/HBaseSerDeParameters.java