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## uk.ac.man.bioinf.sequence
Interface Element

All Known Subinterfaces:
  ComplexElement, DNAResidue, NucleotideResidue, ProteinResidue, Residue, RNAResidue

All Known Implementing Classes:
  AminoAcid, DefaultComplexElement, DNANucleotide, Gap, RNANucleotide

public interface Element

Element.java This interface defines an element within a sequence. Implementations of this will be immutable after definition. The interface is designed to be as thin as possible. Two equal elements should represent the same biological element. Created: Sat Feb 26 18:29:35 2000

Version:
  $Id: Element.java,v 1.3 2001/04/11 17:04:43 lord Exp $
Author:
  J Selley

Method Summary
`char` | `toChar()` Returns a character representation of this element.

Method Detail

### toChar

    public char toChar()

  Returns a character representation of this element. This may be non-alphanumeric, and should be unique within a SequenceType.

  Returns:
    the char representation
  See Also:
    `SequenceType`

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