def header(self):
        '''
        Format this element's metadata as it would appear in a PLY
        header.

        '''
        lines = ['element %s %d' % (self.name, self.count)]

        # Some information is lost here, since all comments are placed
        # between the 'element' line and the first property definition.
        for c in self.comments:
            lines.append('comment ' + c)

        lines.extend(list(map(str, self.properties)))

        return '\n'.join(lines)
def header ( self ) : lines = [ 'element %s %d' % ( self . name , self . count ) ] for c in self . comments : lines . append ( 'comment ' + c ) lines . extend ( list ( map ( str , self . properties ) ) ) return '\n' . join ( lines )
Format this element's metadata as it would appear in a PLY
        header.