VcfMetaInfo

java.lang.Object
- vcf.VcfMetaInfo

```
public final class VcfMetaInfo
extends java.lang.Object
```
Class VcfMetaInfo represents a VCF meta-information line.

Instances of class VcfMetaInfo are immutable.

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field	Description
`static char`	`DELIMITER`	The VCF meta-information line key-value delimiter: '='
`static java.lang.String`	`PREFIX`	The VCF meta-information line prefix: "##"

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

VcfMetaInfo(java.lang.String line)
Constructs a VcfMetaInfo instance representing the specified VCF meta-information line.

Constructors
Constructor	Description
`VcfMetaInfo(java.lang.String line)`	Constructs a `VcfMetaInfo` instance representing the specified VCF meta-information line.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`java.lang.String`	`key()`	Returns the VCF meta-information line key.
`java.lang.String`	`toString()`	Returns the VCF meta-information line represented by `this`.
`java.lang.String`	`value()`	Returns the VCF meta-information line value.

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

- Field Detail
  - PREFIX
```
public static final java.lang.String PREFIX
```
    The VCF meta-information line prefix: "##"
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - DELIMITER
```
public static final char DELIMITER
```
    The VCF meta-information line key-value delimiter: '='
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
- Constructor Detail
  - VcfMetaInfo
```
public VcfMetaInfo(java.lang.String line)
```
    Constructs a VcfMetaInfo instance representing the specified VCF meta-information line.
    
    Parameters:
    
    line - a VCF meta-information line
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if the specified information line, after removing any beginning and ending white-space, does not begin with VcfMetaInfo.PREFIX, and does not contain non-empty key and value strings separated by the VcfMetaInfo.DELIMITER character
    
    java.lang.NullPointerException - if line == null
- Method Detail
  - key
```
public java.lang.String key()
```
    Returns the VCF meta-information line key.
    
    Returns:
    
    the VCF meta-information line key
  - value
```
public java.lang.String value()
```
    Returns the VCF meta-information line value.
    
    Returns:
    
    the VCF meta-information line value
  - toString
```
public java.lang.String toString()
```
    Returns the VCF meta-information line represented by this.
    
    Overrides:
    
    toString in class java.lang.Object
    
    Returns:
    
    the VCF meta-information line represented by this

Class VcfMetaInfo

Field Summary

Constructor Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Field Detail

PREFIX

DELIMITER

Constructor Detail

VcfMetaInfo

Method Detail

key

value

toString