Method GetHeader

src/utils/bedFile/bedFile.cpp:169–198

Extract and store the header for the file.

// Extract and store the header for the file.
void BedFile::GetHeader(void) {
    while(getline(*_bedStream, _bedLine))
    {
        _lineNum++;
        // look for header lines.  ^# headers can span multiple lines, 
        // but ^[browser|track|chrom] headers must occur on the 1st line.
        if ( (_bedLine.find("#")       == 0) ||
             (_bedLine.find("browser") == 0) ||
             (_bedLine.find("track")   == 0) 
           )
        {
            _header += _bedLine + '\n';
            
            if (_bedLine.find("##fileformat=VCF") == 0) {
                _typeIsKnown = true;
                setFileType(VCF_FILETYPE);
                setGff(false);
                setVcf(true);
            }
        }
        // we are done with the header. stop looking
        // and indicate that the first data line has been read
        // (i.e., _bedLine now houses the first data line)
        else
        {
            _firstLine = true;
            break;
        }
    }
}

// Dump the header
void BedFile::PrintHeader(void) {