de.bioforscher.singa.core.identifier

Class PDBIdentifier

java.lang.Object

de.bioforscher.singa.core.identifier.model.AbstractIdentifier

de.bioforscher.singa.core.identifier.PDBIdentifier

All Implemented Interfaces:

Identifier

public class PDBIdentifier
extends AbstractIdentifier

This identifier is used by the Protein Database to identify structures.

The identifier is a 4 character code, where the first character is any number followed by three alphanumeric characters.

Author:

cl

See Also:

PDB identifier

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static Pattern	PATTERN The pattern to verify the identifier.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
PDBIdentifier(String identifier) Creates a new identifier.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static String	extractFirst(String line) Extracts the first occurrence of any PDB identifier from a string.

Methods inherited from class de.bioforscher.singa.core.identifier.model.AbstractIdentifier

equals, getIdentifier, hashCode, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

PATTERN

public static final Pattern PATTERN

The pattern to verify the identifier.

Constructor Detail

PDBIdentifier

public PDBIdentifier(String identifier)
              throws IllegalArgumentException

Creates a new identifier.

Parameters:

identifier - The identifier.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - If the identifier not valid.

Method Detail

extractFirst

public static String extractFirst(String line)

Extracts the first occurrence of any PDB identifier from a string.

Parameters:

line - The string to extract from.

Returns:

The first occurrence of any PDB identifier from a string, and null if no PDB identifier could be found.