org.biojava.bio.program.indexdb
Interface Record

All Known Implementing Classes:

Record.Impl

public interface Record

Record represents a record within an indexed flat file databank as defined by the OBDA standard.

Author:

Matthew Pocock, Keith James

Nested Class Summary

static class

Record.Impl Impl is the default implementation of Record.

Method Summary

RAF	getFile() getFile returns the random access file in which the record belongs.
String	getID() getID returns the primary identifier of the record.
int	getLength() getLength returns the length of the record in bytes.
long	getOffset() getOffset returns the byte offset in the file at which the record begins.

Method Detail

getID

String getID()

getID returns the primary identifier of the record.

Returns:

a String ID.

getFile

RAF getFile()

getFile returns the random access file in which the record belongs.

Returns:

a RAF.

getOffset

long getOffset()

getOffset returns the byte offset in the file at which the record begins.

Returns:

a long offset.

getLength

int getLength()

getLength returns the length of the record in bytes.

Returns:

an int.