de.bioforscher.singa.core.identifier.model

Class AbstractIdentifier

java.lang.Object

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

All Implemented Interfaces:

Identifier

Direct Known Subclasses:

ChEBIIdentifier, ECNumber, InChIKey, NCBITaxonomyIdentifier, PDBIdentifier, PubChemIdentifier, SimpleStringIdentifier, UniProtIdentifier

public class AbstractIdentifier
extends Object
implements Identifier

The most basic, abstract implementation of Identifier. Validates the identifier during instantiation, also overrides equals, hashcode and toString methods.

Author:

cl

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
AbstractIdentifier(String identifier, Pattern pattern) Creates a new identifier by validating it with the given pattern.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	equals(Object o)
String	getIdentifier() Returns the string representation of the identifier.
int	hashCode()
String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

AbstractIdentifier

public AbstractIdentifier(String identifier,
                          Pattern pattern)
                   throws IllegalArgumentException

Creates a new identifier by validating it with the given pattern.

Parameters:

identifier - The new identifier.

pattern - A pattern to validate with.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - If the identifier not valid.

Method Detail

getIdentifier

public String getIdentifier()

Description copied from interface: Identifier

Returns the string representation of the identifier.

Specified by:

getIdentifier in interface Identifier

Returns:

The string representation of the identifier.

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object

equals

public boolean equals(Object o)

Overrides:

equals in class Object

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Overrides:

hashCode in class Object