org.biojavax.bio.phylo.io.nexus
Class NexusBlock.Abstract

java.lang.Object
  org.biojavax.bio.phylo.io.nexus.NexusBlock.Abstract

All Implemented Interfaces:

NexusBlock, NexusObject

Direct Known Subclasses:

CharactersBlock, DistancesBlock, TaxaBlock, TreesBlock

Enclosing interface:

NexusBlock

public abstract static class NexusBlock.Abstract
extends Object
implements NexusBlock

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface org.biojavax.bio.phylo.io.nexus.NexusBlock

NexusBlock.Abstract

Constructor Summary

NexusBlock.Abstract(String blockName)
Construct a block with a given name.

Method Summary

String	getBlockName() Get the block name.
protected abstract void	writeBlockContents(Writer writer) Implement this to write out block contents, not including the BEGIN and END tags.
void	writeObject(Writer writer) Writes this object to the given writer.
protected void	writeToken(Writer writer, String token) Writes a token and correctly substitutes all symbols in it.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

NexusBlock.Abstract

public NexusBlock.Abstract(String blockName)

Construct a block with a given name.

Parameters:

blockName - the name to give the block.

Method Detail

getBlockName

public String getBlockName()

Description copied from interface: NexusBlock

Get the block name.

Specified by:

getBlockName in interface NexusBlock

Returns:

the block name.

writeObject

public void writeObject(Writer writer)
                 throws IOException

Description copied from interface: NexusObject

Writes this object to the given writer.

Specified by:

writeObject in interface NexusObject

Parameters:

writer - the writer to write to.

Throws:

IOException - if it could not be written.

writeToken

protected void writeToken(Writer writer,
                          String token)
                   throws IOException

Writes a token and correctly substitutes all symbols in it.

Parameters:

writer - the writer to write to.

token - the token to write.

Throws:

IOException - if writing failed.

writeBlockContents

protected abstract void writeBlockContents(Writer writer)
                                    throws IOException

Implement this to write out block contents, not including the BEGIN and END tags.

Parameters:

writer - the writer to write to.

Throws:

IOException - if writing failed.