pal.misc
Class SimpleIdGroup

java.lang.Object
  pal.misc.SimpleIdGroup

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, IdGroup, Nameable

public class SimpleIdGroup
extends java.lang.Object
implements IdGroup, java.io.Serializable, Nameable

Default implementation of IdGroup interface. Memory-inefficient to allow fast whichIdNumber calls.

Version:

$Id: SimpleIdGroup.java,v 1.8 2001/11/26 03:59:24 matt Exp $

Author:

Alexei Drummond

See Also:

Serialized Form

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface pal.misc.IdGroup

IdGroup.Utils

Constructor Summary

SimpleIdGroup(Identifier[] id)
Constructor taking an array of identifiers.

SimpleIdGroup(IdGroup a)
Impersonating Constructor.

SimpleIdGroup(IdGroup a, IdGroup b)
Constructor taking two separate id groups and merging them.

SimpleIdGroup(IdGroup a, int toIgnore)
Impersonating Constructor.

SimpleIdGroup(int size)
Constructor taking the size of the group.

SimpleIdGroup(int size, boolean createIDs)
Constructor taking the size of the group.

SimpleIdGroup(java.lang.String[] labels)
Constructor taking an array of strings.

Method Summary

int	getIdCount() Returns the number of identifiers in this group
Identifier	getIdentifier(int i) Returns the ith identifier.
java.lang.String	getName() Return the name of this IdGroup.
java.lang.String	getName(int i) Convenience method to return the name of identifier i
void	setIdentifier(int i, Identifier id) Sets the ith identifier.
void	setName(java.lang.String n) Sets the name of this IdGroup.
java.lang.String	toString() Returns a string representation of this IdGroup in the form of a bracketed list.
int	whichIdNumber(java.lang.String name) Return index of identifier with name or -1 if not found

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

SimpleIdGroup

public SimpleIdGroup(int size)

Constructor taking the size of the group.

SimpleIdGroup

public SimpleIdGroup(java.lang.String[] labels)

Constructor taking an array of strings.

SimpleIdGroup

public SimpleIdGroup(int size,
                     boolean createIDs)

Constructor taking the size of the group.

Parameters:

size - - the number of ids

createIDs - - if true creates default Identifiers. Otherwise leaves blank (for user to fill in)

SimpleIdGroup

public SimpleIdGroup(Identifier[] id)

Constructor taking an array of identifiers.

SimpleIdGroup

public SimpleIdGroup(IdGroup a,
                     IdGroup b)

Constructor taking two separate id groups and merging them.

SimpleIdGroup

public SimpleIdGroup(IdGroup a)

Impersonating Constructor.

SimpleIdGroup

public SimpleIdGroup(IdGroup a,
                     int toIgnore)

Impersonating Constructor.

Parameters:

toIgnore - - will ignore the identifier at the index specified by toIgnore

Method Detail

getIdCount

public int getIdCount()

Returns the number of identifiers in this group

Specified by:

getIdCount in interface IdGroup

getIdentifier

public Identifier getIdentifier(int i)

Returns the ith identifier.

Specified by:

getIdentifier in interface IdGroup

getName

public final java.lang.String getName(int i)

Convenience method to return the name of identifier i

setIdentifier

public void setIdentifier(int i,
                          Identifier id)

Sets the ith identifier.

Specified by:

setIdentifier in interface IdGroup

whichIdNumber

public int whichIdNumber(java.lang.String name)

Return index of identifier with name or -1 if not found

Specified by:

whichIdNumber in interface IdGroup

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Returns a string representation of this IdGroup in the form of a bracketed list.

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object

getName

public java.lang.String getName()

Return the name of this IdGroup.

Specified by:

getName in interface Nameable

Returns:

name of this object.

setName

public void setName(java.lang.String n)

Sets the name of this IdGroup.

Specified by:

setName in interface Nameable

Parameters:

n - the new name.