CoordinateSortedPairInfoMap.Codec (htsjdk 2.18.2 API)

Enclosing class:

CoordinateSortedPairInfoMap<KEY,REC>
```
public static interface CoordinateSortedPairInfoMap.Codec<KEY,REC>
```
Client must implement this class, which defines the way in which records are written to and read from file.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`Map.Entry<KEY,REC>`	`decode()`	Read the next key and record from the input stream and convert into a java object.
`void`	`encode(KEY key, REC record)`	Write object to output stream.
`void`	`setInputStream(InputStream is)`	Where to read encoded input from
`void`	`setOutputStream(OutputStream os)`	Where to write encoded output

- Method Detail
  - setOutputStream
```
void setOutputStream(OutputStream os)
```
    Where to write encoded output
    
    Parameters:
    
    os -
  - setInputStream
```
void setInputStream(InputStream is)
```
    Where to read encoded input from
    
    Parameters:
    
    is -
  - encode
```
void encode(KEY key,
            REC record)
```
    Write object to output stream. If the key is part of the record, then there is no need to write it separately.
  - decode
```
Map.Entry<KEY,REC> decode()
```
    Read the next key and record from the input stream and convert into a java object.
    
    Returns:
    
    null if no more records. Should throw exception if EOF is encountered in the middle of a record.