Interface Header

All Superinterfaces:
Serializable
All Known Implementing Classes:
StringHeader, VersionHeader
public interface Header extends Serializable
A header for a metrics file. A header simply consists of a type and some arbitrary data, but must be able to turn itself into a String and parse it's data back out of that String at a later date.

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    void
    parse(String in)
    Parses the data contained in the String version of the header.
    String
    toString()
    Converts the header to a String for persisting to a file.

  • Method Details

    • toString

      String toString()
      Converts the header to a String for persisting to a file.
      Overrides:
      toString in class Object

    • parse

      void parse(String in)
      Parses the data contained in the String version of the header.