ByteArrayStopCodec (htsjdk 2.18.2 API)

java.lang.Object
- htsjdk.samtools.cram.encoding.external.ExternalCodec<byte[]>
- - htsjdk.samtools.cram.encoding.external.ByteArrayStopCodec

All Implemented Interfaces:

CRAMCodec<byte[]>
```
public class ByteArrayStopCodec
extends ExternalCodec<byte[]>
```
Encode byte arrays by specifying a stop byte to separate the arrays. This cannot be a byte that appears in the data.

Field Summary
- Fields inherited from class htsjdk.samtools.cram.encoding.external.ExternalCodec
  inputStream, outputStream

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor	Description
`ByteArrayStopCodec(ByteArrayInputStream inputStream, ByteArrayOutputStream outputStream, byte stopByte)`	Construct a Byte Array Stop Codec

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`byte[]`	`read()`	Read a single object from the stream
`byte[]`	`read(int length)`	Read a array of specified length from the stream
`void`	`write(byte[] value)`	Write an object to the stream

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

- Constructor Detail
  - ByteArrayStopCodec
```
public ByteArrayStopCodec(ByteArrayInputStream inputStream,
                          ByteArrayOutputStream outputStream,
                          byte stopByte)
```
    Construct a Byte Array Stop Codec
    
    Parameters:
    
    inputStream - the input bytestream to read from
    
    outputStream - the output bytestream to write to
    
    stopByte - the byte used to mark array boundaries
- Method Detail
  - read
```
public byte[] read()
```
    Description copied from interface: CRAMCodec
    
    Read a single object from the stream
    
    Returns:
    
    an object from the stream
  - read
```
public byte[] read(int length)
```
    Description copied from interface: CRAMCodec
    
    Read a array of specified length from the stream
    
    Parameters:
    
    length - the number of elements to read
    
    Returns:
    
    an object from the stream
  - write
```
public void write(byte[] value)
```
    Description copied from interface: CRAMCodec
    
    Write an object to the stream
    
    Parameters:
    
    value - the object to write