htsjdk.samtools.metrics

Interface Header

All Superinterfaces:

java.io.Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

StringHeader, VersionHeader

public interface Header
extends java.io.Serializable

A header for a metrics file. A header simply consists of a type and some arbitrary data, but must be able to turn itself into a String and parse it's data back out of that String at a later date.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	parse(java.lang.String in) Parses the data contained in the String version of the header.
java.lang.String	toString() Converts the header to a String for persisting to a file.

Method Detail

toString

java.lang.String toString()

Converts the header to a String for persisting to a file.

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object

parse

void parse(java.lang.String in)

Parses the data contained in the String version of the header.