/*
* BioJava development code
*
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package org.biojava.bio.seq;
import org.biojava.bio.BioException;
/**
* Interface for FeatureHolder
objects which know how to
* instantiate new child Features. This interface should not be
* needed in normal client programs, since they will use the
* createFeature
method of FeatureHolder
to
* add new features. However, this method exposes the feature
* realization infrastructure to child features.
createFeature
method of either
* this FeatureHolder
or one of our child Features.
*/
public Feature realizeFeature(FeatureHolder parent,
Feature.Template template)
throws BioException;
}