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diff --git a/src/api/SamReadGroup.h b/src/api/SamReadGroup.h
index c53274a..538617d 100644
--- a/src/api/SamReadGroup.h
+++ b/src/api/SamReadGroup.h
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@
 // Marth Lab, Department of Biology, Boston College
 // All rights reserved.
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Last modified: 23 December 2010 (DB)
+// Last modified: 4 March 2011 (DB)
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Provides functionality for querying/manipulating read group data
-// **************************************************************************
+// Provides direct read/write access to the SAM read group data fields.
+// ***************************************************************************
 
 #ifndef SAM_READGROUP_H
 #define SAM_READGROUP_H
@@ -16,50 +16,44 @@
 
 namespace BamTools {
 
-class API_EXPORT SamReadGroup {
+struct API_EXPORT SamReadGroup {
 
     // ctor & dtor
-    public:
-        SamReadGroup(void);
-        SamReadGroup(const std::string& id);
-        SamReadGroup(const SamReadGroup& other);
-        ~SamReadGroup(void);
-
-    // public methods
-    public:
-
-        // clear all contents
-        void Clear(void);
-
-        // convenience methods to check if SamReadGroup contains these values:
-        bool HasID(void) const;
-        bool HasSample(void) const;
-        bool HasLibrary(void) const;
-        bool HasDescription(void) const;
-        bool HasPlatformUnit(void) const;
-        bool HasPredictedInsertSize(void) const;
-        bool HasSequencingCenter(void) const;
-        bool HasProductionDate(void) const;
-        bool HasSequencingTechnology(void) const;
+    SamReadGroup(void);
+    SamReadGroup(const std::string& id);
+    SamReadGroup(const SamReadGroup& other);
+    ~SamReadGroup(void);
+
+    // query/modify entire read group
+    void Clear(void);                           // clears all data fields
+
+    // convenience query methods
+    bool HasID(void) const;                     // returns true if read group has a group ID
+    bool HasSample(void) const;                 // returns true if read group has a sample name
+    bool HasLibrary(void) const;                // returns true if read group has a library name
+    bool HasDescription(void) const;            // returns true if read group has a description
+    bool HasPlatformUnit(void) const;           // returns true if read group has a platform unit ID
+    bool HasPredictedInsertSize(void) const;    // returns true if read group has a predicted insert size
+    bool HasSequencingCenter(void) const;       // returns true if read group has a sequencing center ID
+    bool HasProductionDate(void) const;         // returns true if read group has a production date
+    bool HasSequencingTechnology(void) const;   // returns true if read group has a sequencing technology ID
 
     // data members
-    public:
-        std::string ID;                   // ID:<ID>
-        std::string Sample;               // SM:<Sample>
-        std::string Library;              // LB:<Library>
-        std::string Description;          // DS:<Description>
-        std::string PlatformUnit;         // PU:<PlatformUnit>
-        std::string PredictedInsertSize;  // PI:<PredictedInsertSize>
-        std::string SequencingCenter;     // CN:<SequencingCenter>
-        std::string ProductionDate;       // DT:<ProductionDate>
-        std::string SequencingTechnology; // PL:<SequencingTechnology>
+    std::string ID;                   // ID:<ID>
+    std::string Sample;               // SM:<Sample>
+    std::string Library;              // LB:<Library>
+    std::string Description;          // DS:<Description>
+    std::string PlatformUnit;         // PU:<PlatformUnit>
+    std::string PredictedInsertSize;  // PI:<PredictedInsertSize>
+    std::string SequencingCenter;     // CN:<SequencingCenter>
+    std::string ProductionDate;       // DT:<ProductionDate>
+    std::string SequencingTechnology; // PL:<SequencingTechnology>
 };
 
-// ---------------------------------------------------
-// comparison operators
-
-// for equality: compare IDs
-inline bool operator==(const SamReadGroup& lhs, const SamReadGroup& rhs) {
+/*! \fn bool operator==(const SamReadGroup& lhs, const SamReadGroup& rhs)
+    \brief tests equality by comparing read group IDs
+*/
+API_EXPORT inline bool operator==(const SamReadGroup& lhs, const SamReadGroup& rhs) {
     return lhs.ID == rhs.ID;
 }