edu.mssm.crover.webapps.dimlib.datamodel
Class ExternalReferencesImpl

java.lang.Object
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  +--edu.mssm.crover.webapps.dimlib.datamodel.ExternalReferencesImpl

All Implemented Interfaces:

ExternalReferences

public class ExternalReferencesImpl

extends java.lang.Object

implements ExternalReferences

Keeps references to external databases. If an ims instance describes an object i which is also described swissprot, a call such as i.setReference(Databases.SWISSPROT,"P08100") will record the link.

Author:

Fabien Campagne, luce

Constructor Summary

ExternalReferencesImpl()

Method Summary

java.lang.String	getAccessionCode(java.lang.String database) Returns the first accession code associated with this database.
java.lang.String	getAccessionCodes(java.lang.String database) Returns an accession code in the database.
java.lang.String[]	getDatabases() Returns the list of databases to which this er links.
void	removeReference(java.lang.String database, java.lang.String ac) Removes a reference to an external database.
void	setAccessionCode(java.lang.String database, java.lang.String ac) Sets the accession code for a database.
void	setReference(java.lang.String database, java.lang.String ac) Creates a reference to an entity in an external database.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

ExternalReferencesImpl

public ExternalReferencesImpl()

Method Detail

setAccessionCode

public void setAccessionCode(java.lang.String database,
                             java.lang.String ac)

Sets the accession code for a database.

getAccessionCodes

public java.lang.String getAccessionCodes(java.lang.String database)

Returns an accession code in the database.

Specified by:

getAccessionCodes in interface ExternalReferences

getAccessionCode

public java.lang.String getAccessionCode(java.lang.String database)

Returns the first accession code associated with this database.

Specified by:

getAccessionCode in interface ExternalReferences

getDatabases

public java.lang.String[] getDatabases()

Returns the list of databases to which this er links.

Specified by:

getDatabases in interface ExternalReferences

setReference

public void setReference(java.lang.String database,
                         java.lang.String ac)

Description copied from interface: ExternalReferences

Creates a reference to an entity in an external database.

Specified by:

setReference in interface ExternalReferences

Parameters:

database - The name of the external database (e.g. sw).

removeReference

public void removeReference(java.lang.String database,
                            java.lang.String ac)

Description copied from interface: ExternalReferences

Removes a reference to an external database. This method should only be used in exceptional cases.

Specified by:

removeReference in interface ExternalReferences