edu.mssm.crover.domain2d
Interface AnnotationParser

All Known Implementing Classes:

DisulfidBridgeTranslator

public interface AnnotationParser

Parses an annotation and possibly produces a Drawing representation of it. This interface can be implemented for each kind of annotation to be represented graphically.

See Also:

AnnotationsToDrawings

Method Summary

Drawing

parseAnnotation(BiologicalAnnotation ann, AnnotationsToDrawings translator) Parse the annotation and possibly translates it as a drawing.

Method Detail

parseAnnotation

public Drawing parseAnnotation(BiologicalAnnotation ann,
                               AnnotationsToDrawings translator)

Parse the annotation and possibly translates it as a drawing.

Parameters:

translator - Can be used by the parser to get information required by the building of the Drawing. This information is provided by the actual implementation of the AnnotationParser.

Returns:

null when no translation is desirable, or a Drawing instance that represent the annotation.