uk.ac.man.bioinf.sequence.types
Class AbstractSequenceType

java.lang.Object
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  +--uk.ac.man.bioinf.sequence.types.AbstractSequenceType

All Implemented Interfaces:

SequenceType

Direct Known Subclasses:

AbstractComplexSequenceType, AbstractEnumeratedSequenceType

public abstract class AbstractSequenceType

extends Object

implements SequenceType

AbstractSequenceType.java Created: Thu Feb 17 13:02:28 2000

Version:

$Id: AbstractSequenceType.java,v 1.5 2001/04/11 17:04:43 lord Exp $

Author:

Phillip Lord

Field Summary

protected Element[]

elements

Constructor Summary

AbstractSequenceType(Element[][] elements, String name)

AbstractSequenceType(Element[] elements, String name)

Method Summary

Element[]	getElements() Returns all the elements available in this sequence type.
String	getName() Returns the human readable form of this sequence type.
boolean	isElement(char element) Returns a boolean as to whether the specified element is part of this sequence type.
boolean	isElement(char[] element) Returns a boolean as to whether the specified elements are part of this sequence type.
boolean	isElement(Element element) Returns a boolean as to whether the specified element is part of this sequence type.
boolean	isElement(Element[] element) Returns a boolean as to whether the specified elements are part of this sequence type.
int	size() Returns the number of elements in this sequence type.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface uk.ac.man.bioinf.sequence.SequenceType

getElementForInt, getIntForElement

Field Detail

elements

protected Element[] elements

Constructor Detail

AbstractSequenceType

public AbstractSequenceType(Element[] elements,
                            String name)

AbstractSequenceType

public AbstractSequenceType(Element[][] elements,
                            String name)

Method Detail

isElement

public boolean isElement(Element element)

Description copied from interface: SequenceType

Returns a boolean as to whether the specified element is part of this sequence type.

Specified by:

isElement in interface SequenceType

Parameters:

element - the element

Returns:

whether an element

isElement

public boolean isElement(Element[] element)

Description copied from interface: SequenceType

Returns a boolean as to whether the specified elements are part of this sequence type.

Specified by:

isElement in interface SequenceType

Parameters:

element - the elements

Returns:

whether elements

isElement

public boolean isElement(char element)

Description copied from interface: SequenceType

Returns a boolean as to whether the specified element is part of this sequence type.

Specified by:

isElement in interface SequenceType

Parameters:

element - the element

Returns:

whether an element

isElement

public boolean isElement(char[] element)

Description copied from interface: SequenceType

Returns a boolean as to whether the specified elements are part of this sequence type.

Specified by:

isElement in interface SequenceType

Parameters:

element - the elements

Returns:

whether elements

getName

public String getName()

Description copied from interface: SequenceType

Returns the human readable form of this sequence type.

Specified by:

getName in interface SequenceType

Returns:

the name

getElements

public Element[] getElements()

Description copied from interface: SequenceType

Returns all the elements available in this sequence type. This array should be freely modifiable, and changes should not percolate backwards iunto the internal data of the sequence type.

Specified by:

getElements in interface SequenceType

Returns:

the elements

size

public int size()

Description copied from interface: SequenceType

Returns the number of elements in this sequence type.

Specified by:

size in interface SequenceType

Returns:

the number of elements