# File lib/bio/io/flatfile/index.rb, line 714
714:         def self.create(size, key, val)
715:           self.new(self.to_string(size, key, val))
716:         end

     # File lib/bio/io/flatfile/index.rb, line 696
696:         def initialize(str, size = nil)
697:           a = str.split("\t")
698:           a.each { |x| x.to_s.gsub!(/[\000 ]+\z/, '') }
699:           @key = a.shift.to_s
700:           @val = a
701:           @size = (size or str.length)
702:           #DEBUG.print "key=#{@key.inspect},val=#{@val.inspect},size=#{@size}\n"
703:         end

     # File lib/bio/io/flatfile/index.rb, line 710
710:         def self.to_string(size, key, val)
711:           sprintf("%-*s", size, key + "\t" + val.join("\t"))
712:         end

     # File lib/bio/io/flatfile/index.rb, line 718
718:         def ==(x)
719:           self.to_s == x.to_s
720:         end

     # File lib/bio/io/flatfile/index.rb, line 706
706:         def to_s
707:           self.class.to_string(@size, @key, @val)
708:         end