private void readHeader() throws IOException {
  int size=input.readShort();
  majorVersion=input.readShort();
  minorVersion=input.readShort();
  metaData=new String[input.readShort()];
  int mlen=metaData.length;
  for (int iter=0; iter < mlen; iter++) {
    metaData[iter]=input.readUTF();
  }
}

private void readHeader ( ) throws IOException { int size = input . readShort ( ) ; majorVersion = input . readShort ( ) ; minorVersion = input . readShort ( ) ; metaData = new String [ input . readShort ( ) ] ; int mlen = metaData . length ; for ( int iter = 0 ; iter < mlen ; iter ++ ) { metaData [ iter ] = input . readUTF ( ) ; } }
reads the header of the resource file
