org.biojava.bio.symbol
Class Edit

java.lang.Object
  org.biojava.bio.symbol.Edit

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

public final class Edit
extends Object
implements Serializable

Encapsulates an edit operation on a SymbolList. See SymbolList for a full description.

Author:

Matthew Pocock

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

int	length
int	pos
SymbolList	replacement

Constructor Summary

Edit(int pos, Alphabet alpha, Symbol replacement)
Convenience construtor for making single residue changes

Edit(int pos, int length, SymbolList replacement)
Create a new Edit.

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

pos

public final int pos

length

public final int length

replacement

public final SymbolList replacement

Constructor Detail

Edit

public Edit(int pos,
            int length,
            SymbolList replacement)

Create a new Edit.

Parameters:

pos - the start of the edit

length - the length of the edit

replacement - a SymbolList representing the symbols that replace those from pos to pos + length-1 inclusive

Edit

public Edit(int pos,
            Alphabet alpha,
            Symbol replacement)
     throws IllegalSymbolException

Convenience construtor for making single residue changes

Parameters:

pos - the position of the change

alpha - the Alphabet of the replacement Symbol

replacement - the replacement Symbol

Throws:

IllegalSymbolException - if the replacement Symbol is not contained in alpha