/*
 * This class was automatically generated with 
 * <a href="http://www.castor.org">Castor 1.1</a>, using an XML
 * Schema.
 * $Id$
 */

package jalview.binding;

//---------------------------------/
//- Imported classes and packages -/
//---------------------------------/

import org.exolab.castor.xml.Marshaller;
import org.exolab.castor.xml.Unmarshaller;

/**
 * Class Filter.
 * 
 * @version $Revision$ $Date$
 */
public class Filter implements java.io.Serializable
{

  // --------------------------/
  // - Class/Member Variables -/
  // --------------------------/

  /**
   * Field _featureType.
   */
  private java.lang.String _featureType;

  /**
   * Field _matcherSet.
   */
  private jalview.binding.MatcherSet _matcherSet;

  // ----------------/
  // - Constructors -/
  // ----------------/

  public Filter()
  {
    super();
  }

  // -----------/
  // - Methods -/
  // -----------/

  /**
   * Returns the value of field 'featureType'.
   * 
   * @return the value of field 'FeatureType'.
   */
  public java.lang.String getFeatureType()
  {
    return this._featureType;
  }

  /**
   * Returns the value of field 'matcherSet'.
   * 
   * @return the value of field 'MatcherSet'.
   */
  public jalview.binding.MatcherSet getMatcherSet()
  {
    return this._matcherSet;
  }

  /**
   * Method isValid.
   * 
   * @return true if this object is valid according to the schema
   */
  public boolean isValid()
  {
    try
    {
      validate();
    } catch (org.exolab.castor.xml.ValidationException vex)
    {
      return false;
    }
    return true;
  }

  /**
   * 
   * 
   * @param out
   * @throws org.exolab.castor.xml.MarshalException
   *           if object is null or if any SAXException is thrown during
   *           marshaling
   * @throws org.exolab.castor.xml.ValidationException
   *           if this object is an invalid instance according to the schema
   */
  public void marshal(final java.io.Writer out)
          throws org.exolab.castor.xml.MarshalException,
          org.exolab.castor.xml.ValidationException
  {
    Marshaller.marshal(this, out);
  }

  /**
   * 
   * 
   * @param handler
   * @throws java.io.IOException
   *           if an IOException occurs during marshaling
   * @throws org.exolab.castor.xml.ValidationException
   *           if this object is an invalid instance according to the schema
   * @throws org.exolab.castor.xml.MarshalException
   *           if object is null or if any SAXException is thrown during
   *           marshaling
   */
  public void marshal(final org.xml.sax.ContentHandler handler)
          throws java.io.IOException,
          org.exolab.castor.xml.MarshalException,
          org.exolab.castor.xml.ValidationException
  {
    Marshaller.marshal(this, handler);
  }

  /**
   * Sets the value of field 'featureType'.
   * 
   * @param featureType
   *          the value of field 'featureType'.
   */
  public void setFeatureType(final java.lang.String featureType)
  {
    this._featureType = featureType;
  }

  /**
   * Sets the value of field 'matcherSet'.
   * 
   * @param matcherSet
   *          the value of field 'matcherSet'.
   */
  public void setMatcherSet(final jalview.binding.MatcherSet matcherSet)
  {
    this._matcherSet = matcherSet;
  }

  /**
   * Method unmarshal.
   * 
   * @param reader
   * @throws org.exolab.castor.xml.MarshalException
   *           if object is null or if any SAXException is thrown during
   *           marshaling
   * @throws org.exolab.castor.xml.ValidationException
   *           if this object is an invalid instance according to the schema
   * @return the unmarshaled jalview.binding.Filter
   */
  public static jalview.binding.Filter unmarshal(
          final java.io.Reader reader)
          throws org.exolab.castor.xml.MarshalException,
          org.exolab.castor.xml.ValidationException
  {
    return (jalview.binding.Filter) Unmarshaller
            .unmarshal(jalview.binding.Filter.class, reader);
  }

  /**
   * 
   * 
   * @throws org.exolab.castor.xml.ValidationException
   *           if this object is an invalid instance according to the schema
   */
  public void validate() throws org.exolab.castor.xml.ValidationException
  {
    org.exolab.castor.xml.Validator validator = new org.exolab.castor.xml.Validator();
    validator.validate(this);
  }

}