AlignmentValue.java

package au.com.acpfg.misc.muscle;

import org.knime.core.data.DataValue;

import pal.misc.Identifier;
import pal.datatype.DataType;

/**
 * These methods correspond to the Alignment interface in PAL to enable the cell to use
 * delegate to the alignment value. See the PAL source code for the methods, pretty self-explanatory.
 * set*() methods in class Alignment are not supported as DataCell subclasses must not implement set methods
 * 
 * @author andrew.cassin
 *
 */
public interface AlignmentValue extends DataValue {
	/* ensures right icon, renderers etc. */
    public static final UtilityFactory UTILITY = new AlignmentCellFactory();

    
	public abstract int getIdCount();

	public Identifier getIdentifier(int arg0);

	public int whichIdNumber(String arg0);

	public String getAlignedSequenceString(int arg0);

	public char getData(int arg0, int arg1);

	public DataType getDataType();

	public int getSequenceCount();

	public int getSiteCount();
}