com.beaglebuddy.ape

Class APEHeader

java.lang.Object

com.beaglebuddy.ape.APEFooter

com.beaglebuddy.ape.APEHeader

public class APEHeader
extends APEFooter

This class provides methods for reading the APE header in an APE tag. The APE tag header is only found in APEv2 tags, and allows an APEv2 tag to be located at the beginning of an .mp3 file instead of the end. It is 32 bytes long.

See Also:

APEv1 Specification, APEv2 Specification

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class com.beaglebuddy.ape.APEFooter

SIZE

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
APEHeader(byte[] bytes) constructor.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.lang.String	toString() gets a string representation of the APE header.

Methods inherited from class com.beaglebuddy.ape.APEFooter

getFlags, getNumItems, getSize, getTagSize, getVersion, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

APEHeader

public APEHeader(byte[] bytes)
          throws ParseException

constructor.

Parameters:

bytes - bytes from an APE tag.

Throws:

ParseException - if the bytes do not contain a valid APE header.

Method Detail

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

gets a string representation of the APE header.

Overrides:

toString in class APEFooter

Returns:

a string representation of the APE header.