MetakitTools (Metakit 5.3.9 API)

java.lang.Object
- ome.metakit.MetakitTools

```
public class MetakitTools
extends java.lang.Object
```
Utility methods for working with Metakit database files.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

MetakitTools()

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static int`	`readBpInt(loci.common.RandomAccessInputStream stream)`	Read a byte-packed integer from the given RandomAccessInputStream.
`static java.lang.String`	`readPString(loci.common.RandomAccessInputStream stream)`	Read a Pascal-style string from the given RandomAccessInputStream.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - MetakitTools
```
public MetakitTools()
```
- Method Detail
  - readPString
```
public static java.lang.String readPString(loci.common.RandomAccessInputStream stream)
                                    throws java.io.IOException
```
    Read a Pascal-style string from the given RandomAccessInputStream.
    
    Throws:
    
    java.io.IOException
  - readBpInt
```
public static int readBpInt(loci.common.RandomAccessInputStream stream)
                     throws java.io.IOException
```
    Read a byte-packed integer from the given RandomAccessInputStream. See http://equi4.com/metakit/metakit-ff.html#formatgrammar for a description of byte-packed integers.
    
    Throws:
    
    java.io.IOException