Package com.compomics.util.experiment.biology.ions

Class Charge

java.lang.Object

com.compomics.util.experiment.biology.ions.Charge

public class Charge
extends Object

This class contains convenience methods for the handling of charges.

Author:

Marc Vaudel, Harald Barsnes

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
Charge()	Empty default constructor.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static String	getChargeAsFormattedString(int value)	Returns the charge as a string of + or -.
static String	toString(int value)	Returns a string representing the charge.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Details

Charge

public Charge()

Empty default constructor.

Method Details

toString

public static String toString(int value)

Returns a string representing the charge. For example 2+.

Parameters:

value - the value of the charge

Returns:

charge as a string

getChargeAsFormattedString

public static String getChargeAsFormattedString(int value)

Returns the charge as a string of + or -. One for each charge. A charge of +1 however returns the empty string.

Parameters:

value - the value of the charge

Returns:

the charge as a string of +