org.biojavax.bio.seq
Interface RichFeatureRelationshipHolder

All Known Subinterfaces:

RichFeature

All Known Implementing Classes:

SimpleRichFeature

public interface RichFeatureRelationshipHolder

Holds feature relationships.

Since:

1.5

Author:

Richard Holland

Method Summary

void	addFeatureRelationship(RichFeatureRelationship relationship) Adds a relationship to this feature holder.
Set	getFeatureRelationshipSet() Returns the set of relationships held in this feature holder.
void	removeFeatureRelationship(RichFeatureRelationship relationship) Removes a relationship from this feature holder.
void	setFeatureRelationshipSet(Set relationships) Clears the relations from this feautre holder and replaces them with a new set.

Method Detail

addFeatureRelationship

void addFeatureRelationship(RichFeatureRelationship relationship)
                            throws ChangeVetoException

Adds a relationship to this feature holder.

Parameters:

relationship - the relationship to add.

Throws:

ChangeVetoException - if the relationship is unacceptable.

removeFeatureRelationship

void removeFeatureRelationship(RichFeatureRelationship relationship)
                               throws ChangeVetoException

Removes a relationship from this feature holder.

Parameters:

relationship - the relationship to remove.

Throws:

ChangeVetoException - if it cannot be removed.

getFeatureRelationshipSet

Set getFeatureRelationshipSet()

Returns the set of relationships held in this feature holder.

Returns:

a set of RichFeatureRelationship objects.

setFeatureRelationshipSet

void setFeatureRelationshipSet(Set relationships)
                               throws ChangeVetoException

Clears the relations from this feautre holder and replaces them with a new set.

Parameters:

relationships - the new set of features this holder should have. The set must contain only RichFeatureRelationship objects.

Throws:

ChangeVetoException - if the new set could not be installed.