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! Method Name !!  Description
! Method Name !!  Description
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| <code>bool addHeaderLine(const char* type, const char* tag, int value)</code>
| <code>bool SamFileHeader::addHeaderLine(const char* type, const char* tag, int value)</code>
| Adds the type, tag, and integer value to the header.
| Adds the type, tag, and integer value to the header.
Returns true if successfully added, false if not.
Returns true if successfully added, false if not.
NOTE: currently, this method will only do one tag per type on a line.  If a type has multiple tags, then the whole line needs to be added at once.
NOTE: currently, this method will only do one tag per type on a line.  If a type has multiple tags, then the whole line needs to be added at once.
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| <code>bool addHeaderLine(const char* type, const char* tag, const char* value)</code>
| <code>bool SamFileHeader::addHeaderLine(const char* type, const char* tag, const char* value)</code>
| Adds the type, tag, and const char* value to the header.
| Adds the type, tag, and const char* value to the header.
Returns true if successfully added, false if not.
Returns true if successfully added, false if not.
NOTE: currently, this method will only do one tag per type on a line.  If a type has multiple tags, then the whole line needs to be added at once.
NOTE: currently, this method will only do one tag per type on a line.  If a type has multiple tags, then the whole line needs to be added at once.
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| <code>bool addHeaderLine(const char* headerLine)</code>
| <code>bool SamFileHeader::addHeaderLine(const char* headerLine)</code>
| Adds the already setup/formatted headerLine to the header.  It is assumed that the line does not contain a “\n”.
| Adds the already setup/formatted headerLine to the header.  It is assumed that the line does not contain a “\n”.
Returns true if successfully added, false if not.
Returns true if successfully added, false if not.
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! Method Name !!  Description
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| <code>const char* getTagSO()</code>
| <code>const char* SamFileHeader::getTagSO()</code>
| Return the value of the SO tag.  If the field does not exist, "unsorted" is returned.
| Return the value of the SO tag.  If the field does not exist, "unsorted" is returned.
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'''NOTE: More Get Accessors will be coming.  Let me know if you need a specific one, and I can add that first'''
'''NOTE: More Get Accessors will be coming.  Let me know if you need a specific one, and I can add that first'''

Revision as of 16:41, 6 April 2010

SamFileHeader

This class allows a user to get/set the fields in a SAM/BAM Header.

Setting fields in the Header

The SamFileHeader class contains accessors to set the header lines of a SAM/BAM header. By using these set methods to setup the header, they can be pulled back out using the get accessors or the header can be later written to a SAM/BAM file. The methods found in the SamFileHeader class for setting fields are:

Method Name Description
bool SamFileHeader::addHeaderLine(const char* type, const char* tag, int value) Adds the type, tag, and integer value to the header.

Returns true if successfully added, false if not. NOTE: currently, this method will only do one tag per type on a line. If a type has multiple tags, then the whole line needs to be added at once.

bool SamFileHeader::addHeaderLine(const char* type, const char* tag, const char* value) Adds the type, tag, and const char* value to the header.

Returns true if successfully added, false if not. NOTE: currently, this method will only do one tag per type on a line. If a type has multiple tags, then the whole line needs to be added at once.

bool SamFileHeader::addHeaderLine(const char* headerLine) Adds the already setup/formatted headerLine to the header. It is assumed that the line does not contain a “\n”.

Returns true if successfully added, false if not.


Getting fields from the Header

Method Name Description
const char* SamFileHeader::getTagSO() Return the value of the SO tag. If the field does not exist, "unsorted" is returned.

NOTE: More Get Accessors will be coming. Let me know if you need a specific one, and I can add that first