uk.ac.ed.inf.ec
Class EcNumber

java.lang.Object
  uk.ac.ed.inf.ec.EcNumber

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.lang.Comparable<EcNumber>

public class EcNumber
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.lang.Comparable<EcNumber>

A class representing an Enzyme Commission (EC) number. The enzyme commission has set a standard nomenclature (4 level deep numerical hierarchy) of enzymatic reactions. More at: http://www.chem.qmul.ac.uk/iubmb/enzyme/ An example of complete EC number is: 1.2.3.4 Incomplete EC numbers are, for example: 1.-.-.-, 1.2.-.-, 1.2.3.-

Version:

11 Nov 2010

Author:

Luna De Ferrari luna.deferrari-at-ed.ac.uk

Constructor Summary

EcNumber(java.lang.String ec)

Method Summary

int	compareTo(EcNumber otherEc)
java.lang.String[]	getAncestorsStrings() Get a complete hierarchy of ancestor for the ec number.
java.lang.String[]	getBlocks()
java.lang.String	getEcString()
static java.lang.String	getEcStringFromBlocks(java.lang.String[] blocks)
int	getHierarchyLevel()
EcNumber	getParent()
java.lang.String	getParentString()
boolean	isComplete()
boolean	isParent(EcNumber possibleChild) Returns true if the node given is a direct child of this node: e.g: 1.2.3.4 is direct child of 1.2.3.-, but it is not direct child of 1.2.-.-

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

EcNumber

public EcNumber(java.lang.String ec)

Method Detail

compareTo

public int compareTo(EcNumber otherEc)

Specified by:

compareTo in interface java.lang.Comparable<EcNumber>

getAncestorsStrings

public java.lang.String[] getAncestorsStrings()

Get a complete hierarchy of ancestor for the ec number. For EC 1.2.3.4 it is [1.-.-.-, 1.2.---, 1.2.3.-, 1.2.3.4] For EC 1.2.-.- it is [1.-.-.-, 1.2.---, null, null]

getBlocks

public java.lang.String[] getBlocks()

getEcString

public java.lang.String getEcString()

getHierarchyLevel

public int getHierarchyLevel()

getParent

public EcNumber getParent()

getParentString

public java.lang.String getParentString()

isComplete

public boolean isComplete()

isParent

public boolean isParent(EcNumber possibleChild)

Returns true if the node given is a direct child of this node: e.g: 1.2.3.4 is direct child of 1.2.3.-, but it is not direct child of 1.2.-.-

Parameters:

possibleChild -

Returns:

true if the given node is a direct child of this node

getEcStringFromBlocks

public static java.lang.String getEcStringFromBlocks(java.lang.String[] blocks)