de.jstacs.data.sequences
Class Sequence<T>

java.lang.Object
  de.jstacs.data.sequences.Sequence<T>

Type Parameters:

T - the type of each position

All Implemented Interfaces:

Comparable<Sequence<T>>

Direct Known Subclasses:

ArbitraryFloatSequence, ArbitrarySequence, MultiDimensionalSequence, Sequence.RecursiveSequence, SimpleDiscreteSequence

public abstract class Sequence<T>
extends Object
implements Comparable<Sequence<T>>

This is the main class for all sequences. All sequences are immutable.

Author:

Jens Keilwagen

Nested Class Summary

protected static class	Sequence.CompositeSequence<T> The class handles composite Sequences.
static class	Sequence.RecursiveSequence<T> This is the main class for subsequences, composite sequences, ... .
protected static class	Sequence.SubSequence<T> This class handles subsequences.

Field Summary

protected AlphabetContainer	alphabetCon The underlying alphabets.
protected SequenceAnnotation[]	annotation The annotation of the Sequence.
protected Sequence<T>	rc The pointer to the reverse complement of the Sequence.

Constructor Summary

protected

Sequence(AlphabetContainer container, SequenceAnnotation[] annotation) Creates a new Sequence with the given AlphabetContainer and the given annotation, but without the content.

Method Summary

protected abstract void	addToRepresentation(Object representation, int pos, String delim) This method adds the information of one position to the representation using the specified delimiter
Sequence	annotate(boolean add, SequenceAnnotation... annotation) This method allows to append annotation to a Sequence.
int	compareTo(Sequence<T> s)
protected abstract int	compareTo(T t1, T t2) This method compares to container and is used in compareTo(Sequence).
Sequence	complement() This method returns a new instance of Sequence containing the complementary current Sequence.
Sequence	complement(int start, int end) This method returns a new instance of Sequence containing a part of the complementary current Sequence.
abstract double	continuousVal(int pos) Returns the continuous value at position pos of the Sequence.
static Sequence	create(AlphabetContainer con, SequenceAnnotation[] annotation, String sequence, String delim) Creates a Sequence from a String based on the given AlphabetContainer using the given delimiter delim and some annotation for the Sequence.
static Sequence	create(AlphabetContainer con, String sequence) Creates a Sequence from a String based on the given AlphabetContainer using the standard delimiter for this AlphabetContainer.
static Sequence	create(AlphabetContainer con, String sequence, String delim) Creates a Sequence from a String based on the given AlphabetContainer using the given delimiter delim.
abstract int	discreteVal(int pos) Returns the discrete value at position pos of the Sequence.
boolean	equals(Object o)
abstract void	fillContainer(T container, int pos) The method fills the content of a specific position in to the container.
protected abstract Sequence	flatCloneWithoutAnnotation() Works in analogy to Object.clone(), but does not clone the annotation.
AlphabetContainer	getAlphabetContainer() Return the alphabets, i.e. the AlphabetContainer, used in this Sequence.
SequenceAnnotation[]	getAnnotation() Returns the annotation of the Sequence.
Sequence<T>	getCompositeSequence(AlphabetContainer abc, int[] starts, int[] lengths) This method should be used if one wants to create a DataSet of Sequence.CompositeSequences.
Sequence	getCompositeSequence(int[] starts, int[] lengths) This is a very efficient way to create a Sequence.CompositeSequence for sequences with a simple AlphabetContainer.
abstract T	getEmptyContainer() The method returns a container that can be used for accessing the symbols for each position.
protected abstract Object	getEmptyRepresentation() Returns an empty representation which is used to create the String representation of this instance in the method toString(String, int, int).
int	getHammingDistance(Sequence seq) This method returns the Hamming distance between the current Sequence and seq.
abstract int	getLength() Returns the length of the Sequence.
int	getNumberOfSequenceAnnotationsByType(String type) Returns the number of SequenceAnnotations of type type for this Sequence.
SequenceAnnotation	getSequenceAnnotationByType(String type, int idx) Returns the SequenceAnnotation no.
SequenceAnnotation	getSequenceAnnotationByTypeAndIdentifier(String type, String identifier) Returns the SequenceAnnotation of this Sequence that has type type and identifier identifier.
protected abstract String	getStringRepresentation(Object representation) This method creates a String representation from the given representation.
Sequence	getSubSequence(AlphabetContainer abc, int start) This method should be used if one wants to create a DataSet of subsequences of defined length.
Sequence	getSubSequence(AlphabetContainer abc, int start, int length) This method should be used if one wants to create a DataSet of subsequences of defined length.
Sequence	getSubSequence(int start) This is a very efficient way to create a subsequence/suffix for Sequences with a simple AlphabetContainer.
Sequence	getSubSequence(int start, int length) This is a very efficient way to create a subsequence of defined length for Sequences with a simple AlphabetContainer.
int	hashCode()
protected abstract int	hashCodeForPos(int pos) This method is used in hashCode() and the hash code for one specific position.
abstract boolean	isMultiDimensional() The method returns true if the sequence is multidimensional, otherwise .
boolean	matches(int maxHammingDistance, Sequence shortSequence) This method allows to answer the question whether there is a similar pattern find a match with a given maximal number of mismatches.
Sequence	reverse() This method returns a new instance of Sequence containing the reverse current Sequence.
Sequence	reverse(int start, int end) This method returns a new instance of Sequence containing a part of the reverse current Sequence.
Sequence	reverseComplement() This method returns a new instance of Sequence containing the reverse complementary current Sequence.
Sequence	reverseComplement(int start, int end) This method returns a new instance of Sequence containing a reverse part of the complementary current Sequence.
protected int	toDiscrete(int pos, double content) This method converts a continuous value at position pos of the Sequence into a discrete one.
String	toString() Returns a String representation of the Sequence (normally the Sequence in its original Alphabet).
String	toString(int start) Returns a String representation of the Sequence (normally the Sequence in its original Alphabet) beginning at position start with a default delimiter as separator.
String	toString(int start, int end) Returns a String representation of the Sequence (normally the Sequence in its original Alphabet) between start and end with a default delimiter as separator.
String	toString(String delim, int start, int end) Returns a String representation of the Sequence (normally the Sequence in its original alphabet) between start and end with delim as separator.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

alphabetCon

protected AlphabetContainer alphabetCon

The underlying alphabets.

rc

protected Sequence<T> rc

The pointer to the reverse complement of the Sequence.

annotation

protected SequenceAnnotation[] annotation

The annotation of the Sequence.

Constructor Detail

Sequence

protected Sequence(AlphabetContainer container,
                   SequenceAnnotation[] annotation)

Creates a new Sequence with the given AlphabetContainer and the given annotation, but without the content. The content has to be set by the constructor of the extending class.

Parameters:

container - the AlphabetContainer of the Sequence

annotation - the annotation of the Sequence

Method Detail

continuousVal

public abstract double continuousVal(int pos)

Returns the continuous value at position pos of the Sequence.

Parameters:

pos - the position of the Sequence

Returns:

the continuous value at position pos of the Sequence

discreteVal

public abstract int discreteVal(int pos)

Returns the discrete value at position pos of the Sequence.

Parameters:

pos - the position of the Sequence

Returns:

the discrete value at position pos of the Sequence

equals

public boolean equals(Object o)

Overrides:

equals in class Object

getAlphabetContainer

public final AlphabetContainer getAlphabetContainer()

Return the alphabets, i.e. the AlphabetContainer, used in this Sequence.

Returns:

the alphabets, i.e. the AlphabetContainer, used in this Sequence

getAnnotation

public final SequenceAnnotation[] getAnnotation()

Returns the annotation of the Sequence.

Returns:

the annotation of the Sequence (can be null)

getSequenceAnnotationByTypeAndIdentifier

public SequenceAnnotation getSequenceAnnotationByTypeAndIdentifier(String type,
                                                                   String identifier)

Returns the SequenceAnnotation of this Sequence that has type type and identifier identifier.

Parameters:

type - the chosen type of the SequenceAnnotation

identifier - the chosen identifier of the SequenceAnnotation

Returns:

the first SequenceAnnotation that meets the criteria

getSequenceAnnotationByType

public SequenceAnnotation getSequenceAnnotationByType(String type,
                                                      int idx)

Returns the SequenceAnnotation no. idx of this Sequence that has type type

Parameters:

type - the chosen type of a subset of SequenceAnnotations

idx - the index of the returned SequenceAnnotation within this subset.

Returns:

the SequenceAnnotation no. idx with type type

getNumberOfSequenceAnnotationsByType

public int getNumberOfSequenceAnnotationsByType(String type)

Returns the number of SequenceAnnotations of type type for this Sequence.

Parameters:

type - the type

Returns:

the number of annotations

getCompositeSequence

public Sequence<T> getCompositeSequence(AlphabetContainer abc,
                                        int[] starts,
                                        int[] lengths)

This method should be used if one wants to create a DataSet of Sequence.CompositeSequences. With this constructor you are enabled to create a DataSet where every Sequence has the same AlphabetContainer instance.

Internally it is checked that the AlphabetContainer matches with the one of the Sequence.CompositeSequence.

Parameters:

abc - the new AlphabetContainer

starts - the start positions of the junks

lengths - the length of each junk

Returns:

the Sequence.CompositeSequence

See Also:

Sequence.CompositeSequence.Sequence.CompositeSequence(de.jstacs.data.AlphabetContainer, de.jstacs.data.sequences.Sequence, int[], int[])

getCompositeSequence

public Sequence getCompositeSequence(int[] starts,
                                     int[] lengths)

This is a very efficient way to create a Sequence.CompositeSequence for sequences with a simple AlphabetContainer.

Parameters:

starts - the start positions of the junks

lengths - the length of each junk

Returns:

the Sequence.CompositeSequence

See Also:

Sequence.CompositeSequence.Sequence.CompositeSequence(de.jstacs.data.sequences.Sequence, int[], int[])

getSubSequence

public final Sequence getSubSequence(AlphabetContainer abc,
                                     int start)

This method should be used if one wants to create a DataSet of subsequences of defined length. With this constructor you are enabled to create a DataSet where every Sequence has the same AlphabetContainer instance.

Internally it is checked that the AlphabetContainer matches with the one of the subsequence.

Parameters:

abc - the new AlphabetContainer

start - the index of the start position

Returns:

the subsequence

See Also:

getSubSequence(de.jstacs.data.AlphabetContainer, int, int)

getSubSequence

public Sequence getSubSequence(AlphabetContainer abc,
                               int start,
                               int length)

This method should be used if one wants to create a DataSet of subsequences of defined length. With this constructor you are enabled to create a DataSet where every Sequence has the same AlphabetContainer instance.

Internally it is checked that the AlphabetContainer matches with the one of the subsequence.

Parameters:

abc - the new AlphabetContainer

start - the index of the start position

length - the length of the new Sequence

Returns:

the subsequence

See Also:

SubSequence#SubSequence(de.jstacs.data.AlphabetContainer, de.jstacs.data.Sequence, int, int)

getSubSequence

public final Sequence getSubSequence(int start)

This is a very efficient way to create a subsequence/suffix for Sequences with a simple AlphabetContainer.

Parameters:

start - the index of the start position

Returns:

the subsequence

See Also:

getSubSequence(int, int)

getSubSequence

public Sequence getSubSequence(int start,
                               int length)

This is a very efficient way to create a subsequence of defined length for Sequences with a simple AlphabetContainer.

Parameters:

start - the index of the start position

length - the length of the new Sequence

Returns:

the subsequence

See Also:

SubSequence#SubSequence(Sequence, int, int)

annotate

public Sequence annotate(boolean add,
                         SequenceAnnotation... annotation)

This method allows to append annotation to a Sequence.

Parameters:

add - indicates whether to add the new annotation to the existing or not

annotation - the new annotation

Returns:

the new annotated Sequence

See Also:

flatCloneWithoutAnnotation()

flatCloneWithoutAnnotation

protected abstract Sequence flatCloneWithoutAnnotation()

Works in analogy to Object.clone(), but does not clone the annotation. This method is used in annotate(boolean, SequenceAnnotation...).

Returns:

the cloned Sequence without annotation

getLength

public abstract int getLength()

Returns the length of the Sequence.

Returns:

the length of the Sequence

toString

public String toString()

Returns a String representation of the Sequence (normally the Sequence in its original Alphabet).

Overrides:

toString in class Object

Returns:

the Sequence as String

See Also:

toString(String, int, int)

toString

public String toString(int start)

Returns a String representation of the Sequence (normally the Sequence in its original Alphabet) beginning at position start with a default delimiter as separator.

Parameters:

start - the start index (inclusive)

Returns:

the Sequence as String

See Also:

toString(String, int, int)

toString

public String toString(int start,
                       int end)

Returns a String representation of the Sequence (normally the Sequence in its original Alphabet) between start and end with a default delimiter as separator.

Parameters:

start - the start index (inclusive)

end - the end index (exclusive)

Returns:

the Sequence as String

See Also:

toString(String, int, int)

compareTo

public int compareTo(Sequence<T> s)

Specified by:

compareTo in interface Comparable<Sequence<T>>

compareTo

protected abstract int compareTo(T t1,
                                 T t2)

This method compares to container and is used in compareTo(Sequence).

Parameters:

t1 - the first container

t2 - the second container

Returns:

zero if arguments are equal

See Also:

getEmptyContainer(), fillContainer(Object, int), Comparable.compareTo(java.lang.Object)

toDiscrete

protected int toDiscrete(int pos,
                         double content)

This method converts a continuous value at position pos of the Sequence into a discrete one.

Parameters:

pos - the position of the Sequence

content - the value at this position

Returns:

the discrete value for this position

See Also:

AlphabetContainer.toDiscrete(int, double)

toString

public String toString(String delim,
                       int start,
                       int end)

Returns a String representation of the Sequence (normally the Sequence in its original alphabet) between start and end with delim as separator.

Parameters:

delim - the delimiter/separator

start - the start index (inclusive)

end - the end index (exclusive)

Returns:

the Sequence as String

See Also:

getEmptyRepresentation(), addToRepresentation(Object, int, String), getStringRepresentation(Object)

getEmptyRepresentation

protected abstract Object getEmptyRepresentation()

Returns an empty representation which is used to create the String representation of this instance in the method toString(String, int, int).

Returns:

an empty representation which is used to create the String representation

See Also:

toString(String, int, int)

addToRepresentation

protected abstract void addToRepresentation(Object representation,
                                            int pos,
                                            String delim)

This method adds the information of one position to the representation using the specified delimiter

Parameters:

representation - the representation

pos - the position

delim - the delimiter separating the information for different positions

See Also:

getEmptyRepresentation(), toString(String, int, int)

getStringRepresentation

protected abstract String getStringRepresentation(Object representation)

This method creates a String representation from the given representation.

Parameters:

representation - the representation instance (which should be created by getEmptyContainer() and filled by addToRepresentation(Object, int, String))

Returns:

a String representation

See Also:

getEmptyRepresentation(), addToRepresentation(Object, int, String), toString(String, int, int)

create

public static Sequence create(AlphabetContainer con,
                              String sequence)
                       throws WrongAlphabetException,
                              IllegalArgumentException

Creates a Sequence from a String based on the given AlphabetContainer using the standard delimiter for this AlphabetContainer.

Parameters:

con - the AlphabetContainer

sequence - the String containing the Sequence

Returns:

a new Sequence instance

Throws:

WrongAlphabetException - if sequence is not defined over con

IllegalArgumentException - if the delimiter is empty and the AlphabetContainer is not discrete

See Also:

create(AlphabetContainer, String, String)

create

public static Sequence create(AlphabetContainer con,
                              String sequence,
                              String delim)
                       throws WrongAlphabetException,
                              IllegalArgumentException

Creates a Sequence from a String based on the given AlphabetContainer using the given delimiter delim.

Parameters:

con - the AlphabetContainer

sequence - the String containing the Sequence

delim - the given delimiter

Returns:

a new Sequence instance

Throws:

WrongAlphabetException - if sequence is not defined over con

IllegalArgumentException - if the delimiter is empty and the AlphabetContainer is not discrete

See Also:

create(AlphabetContainer, SequenceAnnotation[], String, String)

create

public static Sequence create(AlphabetContainer con,
                              SequenceAnnotation[] annotation,
                              String sequence,
                              String delim)
                       throws WrongAlphabetException,
                              IllegalArgumentException

Creates a Sequence from a String based on the given AlphabetContainer using the given delimiter delim and some annotation for the Sequence.

Parameters:

con - the AlphabetContainer

annotation - the annotation for the Sequence

sequence - the String containing the Sequence

delim - the given delimiter

Returns:

a new Sequence instance

Throws:

WrongAlphabetException - if sequence is not defined over con

IllegalArgumentException - if the delimiter is empty and the AlphabetContainer is not discrete

reverse

public final Sequence reverse()
                       throws OperationNotSupportedException

This method returns a new instance of Sequence containing the reverse current Sequence.
So invoking this method, for instance, on the sequence "TAATA" returns "ATAAT".

Returns:

the reverse Sequence

Throws:

OperationNotSupportedException - if the current Sequence is based on an AlphabetContainer that is not simple

See Also:

reverse(int, int)

reverse

public Sequence reverse(int start,
                        int end)
                 throws OperationNotSupportedException

This method returns a new instance of Sequence containing a part of the reverse current Sequence.

Parameters:

start - the start position (inclusive) in the original Sequence

end - the end position (exclusive) in the original Sequence

Returns:

the reverse Sequence of the part

Throws:

OperationNotSupportedException - if the current Sequence is based on an AlphabetContainer that is not simple

complement

public Sequence complement()
                    throws OperationNotSupportedException

This method returns a new instance of Sequence containing the complementary current Sequence.
So invoking this method, for instance, on the sequence "TAATA" with an AlphabetContainer on DNAAlphabet returns "ATTAT".

Returns:

the complementary Sequence

Throws:

OperationNotSupportedException - if the current Sequence is not based on a ComplementableDiscreteAlphabet

See Also:

ComplementableDiscreteAlphabet, complement(int, int)

reverseComplement

public Sequence reverseComplement()
                           throws OperationNotSupportedException

This method returns a new instance of Sequence containing the reverse complementary current Sequence. For more details see the methods reverse() and complement().

Returns:

the reverse complementary Sequence

Throws:

OperationNotSupportedException - if the current Sequence is not discrete and simple (not based on a ComplementableDiscreteAlphabet)

See Also:

reverse(), complement(), reverseComplement(int, int), ComplementableDiscreteAlphabet

complement

public Sequence complement(int start,
                           int end)
                    throws OperationNotSupportedException

This method returns a new instance of Sequence containing a part of the complementary current Sequence.
So invoking this method, for instance, on the sequence "TAATA" with an AlphabetContainer on DNAAlphabet returns "ATTAT".

Parameters:

start - the start position (inclusive) in the original Sequence

end - the end position (exclusive) in the original Sequence

Returns:

the complementary Sequence of the part

Throws:

OperationNotSupportedException - if the current Sequence is not based on a ComplementableDiscreteAlphabet

See Also:

ComplementableDiscreteAlphabet

reverseComplement

public Sequence reverseComplement(int start,
                                  int end)
                           throws OperationNotSupportedException

This method returns a new instance of Sequence containing a reverse part of the complementary current Sequence. For more details see the methods reverse() and complement().

Parameters:

start - the start position (inclusive) in the original Sequence

end - the end position (exclusive) in the original Sequence

Returns:

the reverse complementary Sequence of the part

Throws:

OperationNotSupportedException - if the current Sequence is not discrete and simple ((not based on a ComplementableDiscreteAlphabet)

See Also:

reverse(), complement(), ComplementableDiscreteAlphabet

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Overrides:

hashCode in class Object

hashCodeForPos

protected abstract int hashCodeForPos(int pos)

This method is used in hashCode() and the hash code for one specific position.

Parameters:

pos - the position

Returns:

the hash code for the position

getHammingDistance

public int getHammingDistance(Sequence seq)
                       throws WrongAlphabetException

This method returns the Hamming distance between the current Sequence and seq. If the sequence have different length -1 is returned.

Parameters:

seq - the sequence to be compared

Returns:

the Hamming distance

Throws:

WrongAlphabetException - it the sequences have different AlphabetContainer

matches

public boolean matches(int maxHammingDistance,
                       Sequence shortSequence)
                throws WrongAlphabetException

This method allows to answer the question whether there is a similar pattern find a match with a given maximal number of mismatches.

Parameters:

maxHammingDistance - the maximal Hamming distance

shortSequence - the short sequence

Returns:

true if a match with maximal Hamming distance smaller than maxHammingDistance exists, otherwise false

Throws:

WrongAlphabetException - if the sequence have different AlphabetContainer

isMultiDimensional

public abstract boolean isMultiDimensional()

The method returns true if the sequence is multidimensional, otherwise .

Returns:

true if the sequence is multidimensional, otherwise

getEmptyContainer

public abstract T getEmptyContainer()

The method returns a container that can be used for accessing the symbols for each position. This is especially of interest for multidimensional sequences.

Returns:

a container that can be used for accessing the symbols for each position

See Also:

fillContainer(Object, int), isMultiDimensional()

fillContainer

public abstract void fillContainer(T container,
                                   int pos)

The method fills the content of a specific position in to the container. This is especially of interest for multidimensional sequences.

Parameters:

container - the container which is used for filling the content.

pos - the position

See Also:

getEmptyContainer(), isMultiDimensional()