Pointer

java.lang.Object
- uk.ac.bristol.star.cdf.record.Pointer

public class Pointer
extends java.lang.Object

Keeps track of a file offset.

Since:: 18 Jun 2013

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

Pointer(long value)
Constructor.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`long`	`get()`	Returns this pointer's current value.
`long`	`getAndIncrement(int increment)`	Returns this pointer's current value and increments it by a given step.
`void`	`set(long value)`	Sets this pointer's current value.

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

- Constructor Detail
  - Pointer
```
public Pointer(long value)
```
    Constructor.
    
    Parameters:
    
    value - initial value
- Method Detail
  - get
```
public long get()
```
    Returns this pointer's current value.
    
    Returns:
    
    value
  - getAndIncrement
```
public long getAndIncrement(int increment)
```
    Returns this pointer's current value and increments it by a given step.
    
    Parameters:
    
    increment - amount to increase value by
    
    Returns:
    
    pre-increment value
  - set
```
public void set(long value)
```
    Sets this pointer's current value.
    
    Parameters:
    
    value - new value