class BaseRecord {

    protected static MetadataElement createMetadataElement(String name, String suffix) {
        final MetadataElement elem;
        if (suffix != null && suffix.trim().length() > 0) {
            elem = new MetadataElement(name + " " + suffix.trim());
        } else {
            elem = new MetadataElement(name);
        }
        return elem;
    }

    public  BaseRecord(final CeosFileReader reader, final long startPos);

}