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== Setting fields in a SAM/BAM Header ==
The SamRecord 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.
This methods found in the SamFileHeader class for setting fields are:
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| bool 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.
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| bool 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.
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| bool 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.
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