org.biojavax
Interface DocRef

All Superinterfaces:

Changeable, Comparable

All Known Implementing Classes:

SimpleDocRef

public interface DocRef
extends Comparable, Changeable

Represents a documentary reference. Relates to the reference table in BioSQL.

Since:

1.5

Author:

Mark Schreiber, Richard Holland

See Also:

RankedDocRef

Field Summary

static ChangeType	CROSSREF
static ChangeType	REMARK

Method Summary

List	getAuthorList() Returns the authors of the document reference as a set of DocRefAuthor implementation instances.
String	getAuthors() Returns the authors of the document reference.
String	getCRC() Returns a CRC64 checksum of this document reference, allowing for easy comparisons with other document references.
CrossRef	getCrossref() The document reference may refer to an object in another database.
String	getLocation() Returns a textual description of the document reference.
String	getRemark() If remarks have been made about this document reference, this method will return them.
String	getTitle() Returns the title of the document reference.
void	setCrossref(CrossRef crossref) The document reference may refer to an object in another database.
void	setRemark(String Remark) Set the remarks for this document reference using this method.

Methods inherited from interface java.lang.Comparable

compareTo

Methods inherited from interface org.biojava.utils.Changeable

addChangeListener, addChangeListener, isUnchanging, removeChangeListener, removeChangeListener

Field Detail

CROSSREF

static final ChangeType CROSSREF

REMARK

static final ChangeType REMARK

Method Detail

getCrossref

CrossRef getCrossref()

The document reference may refer to an object in another database. If so, this method will return that reference.

Returns:

Value of property crossref.

setCrossref

void setCrossref(CrossRef crossref)
                 throws ChangeVetoException

The document reference may refer to an object in another database. Use this method to set that reference. Null will unset it.

Parameters:

crossref - New value of property crossref.

Throws:

ChangeVetoException - in case of objections.

getLocation

String getLocation()

Returns a textual description of the document reference. This field is immutable so should be set using the constructor of the implementing class.

Returns:

Value of property location.

getTitle

String getTitle()

Returns the title of the document reference.

Returns:

Value of property title.

getAuthors

String getAuthors()

Returns the authors of the document reference. It will usually be in the form "Jones H., Bloggs J et al" or similar - a human-readable text value. Editors will have (ed.) appended, consortiums will have (consortium) appended.

Returns:

Value of property authors.

getAuthorList

List getAuthorList()

Returns the authors of the document reference as a set of DocRefAuthor implementation instances. This field is immutable so should be set using the constructor of the implementing class.

Returns:

The set of authors.

getCRC

String getCRC()

Returns a CRC64 checksum of this document reference, allowing for easy comparisons with other document references.

Returns:

Value of property CRC.

getRemark

String getRemark()

If remarks have been made about this document reference, this method will return them.

Returns:

Value of property Remark.

setRemark

void setRemark(String Remark)
               throws ChangeVetoException

Set the remarks for this document reference using this method. Remarks can be anything, it is derived from the equivalent field in the GenBank format.

Parameters:

Remark - New value of property Remark.

Throws:

ChangeVetoException - in case of objections.