org.biojavax.bio.seq
Class RichLocation.Strand

java.lang.Object
  org.biojavax.bio.seq.RichLocation.Strand

All Implemented Interfaces:

Comparable

Enclosing interface:

RichLocation

public static class RichLocation.Strand
extends Object
implements Comparable

This class represents a strand on which a location may lie. Three strands are defined by default - UNKNOWN, NEGATIVE, and POSITIVE.

Field Summary

static RichLocation.Strand	NEGATIVE_STRAND The negative strand is represented by the symbol '-' and has the number -1.
static RichLocation.Strand	POSITIVE_STRAND The positive strand is represented by the symbol '+' and has the number 1.
static RichLocation.Strand	UNKNOWN_STRAND The unknown strand is represented by the symbol '?' and has the number 0.

Method Summary

int	compareTo(Object o) Strands are compared first by symbol, then by number.
boolean	equals(Object o) Strands are equal if their numbers and symbols match.
static RichLocation.Strand	forName(String name) Returns the strand object that matches the symbol given.
static RichLocation.Strand	forValue(int value) Returns the strand object that matches the number given.
String	getName() Returns the string symbol of this strand.
int	hashCode()
int	intValue() Returns the numeric value of this strand.
String	toString() Form: "symbol" (eg.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

POSITIVE_STRAND

public static final RichLocation.Strand POSITIVE_STRAND

The positive strand is represented by the symbol '+' and has the number 1.

NEGATIVE_STRAND

public static final RichLocation.Strand NEGATIVE_STRAND

The negative strand is represented by the symbol '-' and has the number -1.

UNKNOWN_STRAND

public static final RichLocation.Strand UNKNOWN_STRAND

The unknown strand is represented by the symbol '?' and has the number 0.

Method Detail

forValue

public static RichLocation.Strand forValue(int value)

Returns the strand object that matches the number given. Throws an exception if it could not recognise the number. Number is usually 1,-1,0.

Parameters:

value - the number of the strand.

Returns:

the strand matching that number.

forName

public static RichLocation.Strand forName(String name)

Returns the strand object that matches the symbol given. Throws an exception if it could not recognise the symbol. Symbol is usually +,-,?.

Parameters:

name - the symbol of the strand.

Returns:

the strand matching that symbol.

intValue

public int intValue()

Returns the numeric value of this strand.

Returns:

the numeric value.

getName

public String getName()

Returns the string symbol of this strand.

Returns:

the string symbol.

toString

public String toString()

Form: "symbol" (eg. +,-,?)

Overrides:

toString in class Object

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Overrides:

hashCode in class Object

equals

public boolean equals(Object o)

Strands are equal if their numbers and symbols match.

Overrides:

equals in class Object

compareTo

public int compareTo(Object o)

Strands are compared first by symbol, then by number.

Specified by:

compareTo in interface Comparable