Const

java.lang.Object
- blbutil.Const

```
public class Const
extends java.lang.Object
```
Class Const provides public static final fields with string and character constants.

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field	Description
`static char`	`colon`	The colon character: `':'`
`static char`	`comma`	The comma character: `','`
`static int`	`giga`	The value 1,000,000,000
`static char`	`hyphen`	The hyphen character: `'-'`
`static int`	`mega`	The value 1,000,000
`static char`	`MISSING_DATA_CHAR`	The VCF missing-data symbol as a character: `'.'`
`static java.lang.String`	`MISSING_DATA_STRING`	The VCF missing-data symbol as a string: `"."`
`static java.lang.String`	`nl`	The system-dependent string representing a new line-line: `System.getProperty("line.separator")`
`static char`	`phasedSep`	The phased allele separator: `'\|'`
`static char`	`semicolon`	The semicolon character: `';'`
`static char`	`tab`	The tab character: `'\t'`
`static char`	`unphasedSep`	The unphased allele separator: `'/'`

Method Summary
- Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
  clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Field Detail
  - nl
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public static final java.lang.String nl
```
    The system-dependent string representing a new line-line: System.getProperty("line.separator")
  - MISSING_DATA_STRING
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public static final java.lang.String MISSING_DATA_STRING
```
    The VCF missing-data symbol as a string: "."
    
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    Constant Field Values
  - MISSING_DATA_CHAR
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public static final char MISSING_DATA_CHAR
```
    The VCF missing-data symbol as a character: '.'
    
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    Constant Field Values
  - colon
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public static final char colon
```
    The colon character: ':'
    
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    Constant Field Values
  - hyphen
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public static final char hyphen
```
    The hyphen character: '-'
    
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    Constant Field Values
  - tab
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public static final char tab
```
    The tab character: '\t'
    
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    Constant Field Values
  - semicolon
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public static final char semicolon
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    The semicolon character: ';'
    
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    Constant Field Values
  - comma
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public static final char comma
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    The comma character: ','
    
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    Constant Field Values
  - phasedSep
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public static final char phasedSep
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    The phased allele separator: '|'
    
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    Constant Field Values
  - unphasedSep
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public static final char unphasedSep
```
    The unphased allele separator: '/'
    
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    Constant Field Values
  - giga
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public static final int giga
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    The value 1,000,000,000
    
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    Constant Field Values
  - mega
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public static final int mega
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    The value 1,000,000
    
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    Constant Field Values

Class Const

Field Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Field Detail

nl

MISSING_DATA_STRING

MISSING_DATA_CHAR

colon

hyphen

tab

semicolon

comma

phasedSep

unphasedSep

giga

mega