Interface Character

All Known Implementing Classes:
ContinuousCharacter, DiscreteCharacter
public interface Character
Author:
Stephen A. Smith

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    void
    addTaxon(Taxon taxon)
    add a taxon with this character
    String
    getDesc()
    return the description of the character
    String
    getName()
    return the name of the character
    Set<Taxon>
    getTaxa()
    get a Set of all the taxa for this character
    CharacterType
    getType()
    return the CharacterType of the character
    Object
    getValue(Taxon taxon)
    get a value for a taxon containing the character
    void
    setDesc(String desc)
    set the description of the character
    void
    setName(String name)
    set the name of the character

  • Method Details

    • setName

      void setName(String name)
      set the name of the character
      Parameters:
      name - the name of the character

    • getName

      String getName()
      return the name of the character
      Returns:
      the name of the character

    • setDesc

      void setDesc(String desc)
      set the description of the character
      Parameters:
      desc - the description of the character

    • getDesc

      String getDesc()
      return the description of the character
      Returns:
      the description of the character

    • getType

      CharacterType getType()
      return the CharacterType of the character
      Returns:
      the CharacterType of the character

    • addTaxon

      void addTaxon(Taxon taxon)
      add a taxon with this character
      Parameters:
      taxon - the taxon to add containing the character

    • getValue

      Object getValue(Taxon taxon)
      get a value for a taxon containing the character
      Parameters:
      taxon - the taxon to get the value for
      Returns:
      the Object value of the character for the given taxon

    • getTaxa

      Set<Taxon> getTaxa()
      get a Set of all the taxa for this character
      Returns:
      a Set containing all of the taxa for this character