org.biojava.bio.molbio
Class Composition

java.lang.Object
  org.biojava.bio.molbio.Composition

Direct Known Subclasses:

DNAComposition

public class Composition
extends java.lang.Object

Computes composition statistics about a SymbolList. Essentially a conveniece wrapper around a Distribution.

Since:

1.6

Author:

Mark Schreiber

Constructor Summary

Composition()

Method Summary

Distribution	getDistribution() Returns the distribution backing this class.
void	setSymbolList(SymbolList symbolList) Set the SymbolList to calculation the composition of.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Composition

public Composition()

Method Detail

setSymbolList

public void setSymbolList(SymbolList symbolList)
                   throws IllegalSymbolException

Set the SymbolList to calculation the composition of.

Parameters:

symbolList - a SymbolList from the DNA Alphabet.

Throws:

IllegalSymbolException - if symbolList is not DNA.

getDistribution

public Distribution getDistribution()

Returns the distribution backing this class.

Returns:

a Distribution