EncodingDescriptor (htsjdk 2.23.0 API)

java.lang.Object
- htsjdk.samtools.cram.structure.EncodingDescriptor

```
public class EncodingDescriptor
extends Object
```
A class for representing an encoding, including encoding-specific parameters, suitable for serialization to/from a stream.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor	Description
`EncodingDescriptor(EncodingID encodingID, byte[] encodingParameters)`	Representation of an encoding, including untyped encoding-specific parameters in the form of an array of bytes.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`boolean`	`equals(Object o)`
`EncodingID`	`getEncodingID()`
`byte[]`	`getEncodingParameters()`
`int`	`hashCode()`
`String`	`toString()`

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

- Constructor Detail
  - EncodingDescriptor
```
public EncodingDescriptor(EncodingID encodingID,
                          byte[] encodingParameters)
```
    Representation of an encoding, including untyped encoding-specific parameters in the form of an array of bytes.
    
    Parameters:
    
    encodingID - the encoding ID for this descriptor
    
    encodingParameters - the encoding parameters for this descriptor
- Method Detail
  - getEncodingID
```
public EncodingID getEncodingID()
```
    Returns:
    
    the EncodingID for this descriptor.
  - getEncodingParameters
```
public byte[] getEncodingParameters()
```
    Returns:
    
    A byte array containing the encoding parameters for this descriptor.
  - toString
```
public String toString()
```
    Overrides:
    
    toString in class Object
  - equals
```
public boolean equals(Object o)
```
    Overrides:
    
    equals in class Object
  - hashCode
```
public int hashCode()
```
    Overrides:
    
    hashCode in class Object