code: private Object getColumnValue(EntityMetadata m, Object e, Attribute attribute)
      {
          Field field = (Field) ((Attribute) attribute).getJavaMember();
          Object value;
          if (!m.isCounterColumnType())
          {
              value = getThriftColumnValue(e, attribute);
          }
          else
          {
              value = PropertyAccessorHelper.getString(e, field);
          }
          return value;
      }
docs: Gets the column value.
  
  @param m
  the m
  @param e
  the e
  @param attribute
  the attribute
  @return the column value