## Uses of Class
org.apache.lucene.codecs.PointsReader

- Packages that use PointsReader
  Package | Description
  --- | ---
  org.apache.lucene.codecs | Codecs API: API for customization of the encoding and structure of the index.
  org.apache.lucene.codecs.lucene90 | Lucene 9.0 file format.
  org.apache.lucene.index | Code to maintain and access indices.

- - ### Uses of PointsReader in org.apache.lucene.codecs

    Methods in org.apache.lucene.codecs that return PointsReader
    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `abstract PointsReader` | PointsFormat.`fieldsReader​(SegmentReadState state)` | Reads a segment.
    `PointsReader` | PointsReader.`getMergeInstance()` | Returns an instance optimized for merging.

    Methods in org.apache.lucene.codecs with parameters of type PointsReader
    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `abstract void` | PointsWriter.`writeField​(FieldInfo fieldInfo, PointsReader values)` | Write all values contained in the provided reader

  - ### Uses of PointsReader in org.apache.lucene.codecs.lucene90

    Subclasses of PointsReader in org.apache.lucene.codecs.lucene90
    Modifier and Type | Class | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `class` | `Lucene90PointsReader` | Reads point values previously written with `Lucene90PointsWriter`

    Methods in org.apache.lucene.codecs.lucene90 that return PointsReader
    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `PointsReader` | Lucene90PointsFormat.`fieldsReader​(SegmentReadState state)` |

    Methods in org.apache.lucene.codecs.lucene90 with parameters of type PointsReader
    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `void` | Lucene90PointsWriter.`writeField​(FieldInfo fieldInfo, PointsReader reader)` |

  - ### Uses of PointsReader in org.apache.lucene.index

    Fields in org.apache.lucene.index declared as PointsReader
    Modifier and Type | Field | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `PointsReader[]` | MergeState.`pointsReaders` | Point readers to merge

    Methods in org.apache.lucene.index that return PointsReader
    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `abstract PointsReader` | CodecReader.`getPointsReader()` | Expert: retrieve underlying PointsReader
    `PointsReader` | FilterCodecReader.`getPointsReader()` |
    `PointsReader` | SegmentReader.`getPointsReader()` |
    `PointsReader` | SortingCodecReader.`getPointsReader()` |