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

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.