org.biojava.bio.taxa
Interface TaxonParser

All Known Implementing Classes:

EbiFormat

public interface TaxonParser

Encapsulate the mapping between Taxon and stringified representations of taxa.

Author:

Matthew Pocock

Method Summary

Taxon	parse(TaxonFactory taxonFactory, String taxonString) Convert a stringified Taxon into a Taxon instance.
String	serialize(Taxon taxon) Convert a Taxon into a stringified representation.

Method Detail

parse

public Taxon parse(TaxonFactory taxonFactory,
                   String taxonString)
            throws ChangeVetoException,
                   CircularReferenceException

Convert a stringified Taxon into a Taxon instance.

Parameters:

taxonFactory - the TaxonFactory used to instantiate taxa instances

taxonString - the String to parse

Returns:

a Taxon instance created by the TaxonFactory from the taxonString

Throws:

ChangeVetoException

CircularReferenceException

serialize

public String serialize(Taxon taxon)

Convert a Taxon into a stringified representation.

Parameters:

taxon - the Taxon to serialize

Returns:

the stringified version of Taxon