gov.nih.nci.mageom.domain.ArrayDesign
Interface DesignElementGroup

All Superinterfaces:
Describable, Extendable, Identifiable
All Known Subinterfaces:
CompositeGroup, FeatureGroup, ReporterGroup
All Known Implementing Classes:
CompositeGroupImpl, DesignElementGroupImpl, FeatureGroupImpl, ReporterGroupImpl

public interface DesignElementGroup
extends Identifiable

The DesignElementGroup holds information on either features, reporters, or compositeSequences, particularly that information that is common between all of the DesignElements contained.

Version:
%I%, %G%

Method Summary
 OntologyEntry getSpecies()
          Returns the value of this DesignElementGroup object's species attribute.
 OntologyEntry[] getTypes()
          Returns the value of this DesignElementGroup object's types attribute.
 void setSpecies(OntologyEntry p_species)
          Sets the species attribute.
 void setTypes(OntologyEntry[] p_types)
          Sets the types attribute.
 
Methods inherited from interface gov.nih.nci.mageom.domain.Identifiable
getIdentifier, getName, setIdentifier, setName
 
Methods inherited from interface gov.nih.nci.mageom.domain.Describable
getAuditTrail, getDescriptions, getSecurity, setAuditTrail, setDescriptions, setSecurity
 
Methods inherited from interface gov.nih.nci.mageom.domain.Extendable
getPropertySets, setPropertySets
 

Method Detail

setSpecies

void setSpecies(OntologyEntry p_species)
Sets the species attribute. This API is currently read-only. So, calling this method does not affect the persistent state of a DesignElementGroup object.

Parameters:
p_species - The new value for species.
See Also:
getSpecies()

getSpecies

OntologyEntry getSpecies()
Returns the value of this DesignElementGroup object's species attribute.

Returns:
gov.nih.nci.mageom.bean.Description.OntologyEntry The value of species.
See Also:
OntologyEntry

setTypes

void setTypes(OntologyEntry[] p_types)
Sets the types attribute. This API is currently read-only. So, calling this method does not affect the persistent state of a DesignElementGroup object.

Parameters:
p_types - The new value for types.
See Also:
getTypes()

getTypes

OntologyEntry[] getTypes()
Returns the value of this DesignElementGroup object's types attribute.

Returns:
gov.nih.nci.mageom.bean.Description.OntologyEntry[] The value of types.
See Also:
OntologyEntry