The low-level attribute reading API. An AttributeReader is responsible for
reading a finite set of attributes from an underlying storage format. It
provides meta-data regarding the data it can provide, and an iterative,
row-based approach for accessing the data.
author: Ian Schneider version: $Id: AttributeReader.java 20651 2006-07-21 07:51:54Z jgarnett $ See Also: AttributeAcceptor