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=== Setting fields in the 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 '''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.
==== Copying a Header ====
These three methods are ways of copying the contents of one header into another one.
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! Method Name !! Description
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| <code>bool SamFileHeader::copy(const SamFileHeader& header)</code>
| Copy method copies the specified header into this one.
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|<code>SamFileHeader::SamFileHeader(const SamFileHeader& header)</code>
| Copy constructor copies the specified header into this one.
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|<code>SamFileHeader & SamFileHeader::operator = (const SamFileHeader& header)</code>
| operator= copies the specified header into this one.
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==== Adding an entire Header Line ====
==== Adding an entire Header Line ====
