org.biojava.bio.seq
Class StrandedFeature.Strand

java.lang.Object
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  +--org.biojava.bio.seq.StrandedFeature.Strand
Enclosing class:
StrandedFeature

public static class StrandedFeature.Strand
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.io.Serializable

Class to represent the 'strandedness' of a feature.

Strandedness may be re-used in other situations, but basicaly what it means is whether the feature has directionality, and if it does, does it travel from its location min to max, or max to min.

Author:
Matthew Pocock
See Also:
Serialized Form

Method Summary
 char getToken()
          Returns the token for strandedness, i.e.
 int getValue()
          Returns the integer label for strandedness, i.e.
 java.lang.String toString()
           
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait
 

Method Detail

toString

public java.lang.String toString()
Overrides:
toString in class java.lang.Object

getValue

public int getValue()
Returns the integer label for strandedness, i.e. "+1", "-1", or "0" for positive, negative, and unknown strands respectively.

getToken

public char getToken()
Returns the token for strandedness, i.e. "+","-","." for positive, negative and unknown strands respectively.