com.compomics.util.interfaces

Interface Sequence

All Known Implementing Classes:

AASequenceImpl, NucleotideSequenceImpl

public interface Sequence

This interface defines the default behavior of any kind of sequence with a certain mass - be it DNA, protein or something else.

Author:

Lennart Martens

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
int	getLength() This method reports on the length of the current sequence.
double	getMass() This method will return the mass for the sequence.
String	getSequence() This method will retrieve the sequence.
void	setSequence(String aSequence) This method will set the sequence.

Method Detail

setSequence

void setSequence(String aSequence)

This method will set the sequence.
Note that most implementations will also allow you to set this via the constructor.

Parameters:

aSequence - String with the sequence.

getSequence

String getSequence()

This method will retrieve the sequence.

Returns:

String with the sequence.

getMass

double getMass()

This method will return the mass for the sequence.

Returns:

double with the mass.

getLength

int getLength()

This method reports on the length of the current sequence.

Returns:

int with the length of the sequence.