jebl.evolution.characters
Interface Character

All Known Implementing Classes:

ContinuousCharacter, DiscreteCharacter

public interface Character

Author:

Stephen A. Smith

Method Summary

void	addTaxon(Taxon taxon) add a taxon with this character
String	getDesc() return the description of the character
String	getName() return the name of the character
Set<Taxon>	getTaxa() get a Set of all the taxa for this character
CharacterType	getType() return the CharacterType of the character
Object	getValue(Taxon taxon) get a value for a taxon containing the character
void	setDesc(String desc) set the description of the character
void	setName(String name) set the name of the character

Method Detail

setName

void setName(String name)

set the name of the character

Parameters:

name - the name of the character

getName

String getName()

return the name of the character

Returns:

the name of the character

setDesc

void setDesc(String desc)

set the description of the character

Parameters:

desc - the description of the character

getDesc

String getDesc()

return the description of the character

Returns:

the description of the character

getType

CharacterType getType()

return the CharacterType of the character

Returns:

the CharacterType of the character

addTaxon

void addTaxon(Taxon taxon)

add a taxon with this character

Parameters:

taxon - the taxon to add containing the character

getValue

Object getValue(Taxon taxon)

get a value for a taxon containing the character

Parameters:

taxon - the taxon to get the value for

Returns:

the Object value of the character for the given taxon

getTaxa

Set<Taxon> getTaxa()

get a Set of all the taxa for this character

Returns:

a Set containing all of the taxa for this character