code: protected HTable createTable(Configuration parameters) {
  		String configLocation = parameters.getString(TableInputFormat.CONFIG_LOCATION, null);
  		LOG.info("Got config location: " + configLocation);
  		if (configLocation != null)
  		{
  			org.apache.hadoop.conf.Configuration dummyConf = new org.apache.hadoop.conf.Configuration();
  			if(OperatingSystem.isWindows()) {
  				dummyConf.addResource(new Path("file:/" + configLocation));
  			} else {
  				dummyConf.addResource(new Path("file://" + configLocation));
  			}
  			hConf = HBaseConfiguration.create(dummyConf);
  			;
  			// hConf.set("hbase.master", "im1a5.internetmemory.org");
  			LOG.info("hbase master: " + hConf.get("hbase.master"));
  			LOG.info("zookeeper quorum: " + hConf.get("hbase.zookeeper.quorum"));
  
  		}
  		String tableName = parameters.getString(INPUT_TABLE, "");
  		try {
  			return new HTable(this.hConf, tableName);
  		} catch (Exception e) {
  			LOG.error(StringUtils.stringifyException(e));
  		}
  		return null;
  	}
docs: Create an {@link HTable} instance and set it into this format.
  
  @param parameters
  a {@link Configuration} that holds at least the table name.