Package htsjdk.samtools.metrics

Interface Header

All Superinterfaces:

Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

StringHeader, VersionHeader

public interface Header
extends 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

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

Method Details

toString

String toString()

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

Overrides:

toString in class Object

parse

void parse(String in)

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