public String getSequenceAsString(int start, int end);
/**
- * Get the sequence as a character array
+ * Answers a copy of the sequence as a character array
*
- * @return seqeunce and any gaps
+ * @return
*/
public char[] getSequence();
public int findIndex(int pos);
/**
- * Returns the sequence position for an alignment position.
+ * Returns the sequence position for an alignment (column) position. If at a
+ * gap, returns the position of the next residue to the right. If beyond the
+ * end of the sequence, returns 1 more than the last residue position.
*
* @param i
* column index in alignment (from 0..<length)
*
- * @return TODO: JAL-2562 - residue number for residue (left of and) nearest
- * ith column
+ * @return
*/
public int findPosition(int i);
/**
+ * Returns the from-to sequence positions (start..) for the given column
+ * positions (1..), or null if no residues are included in the range
+ *
+ * @param fromColum
+ * @param toColumn
+ * @return
+ */
+ public Range findPositions(int fromColum, int toColumn);
+
+ /**
* Returns an int array where indices correspond to each residue in the
* sequence and the element value gives its position in the alignment
*
public int[] gapMap();
/**
+ * Build a bitset corresponding to sequence gaps
+ *
+ * @return a BitSet where set values correspond to gaps in the sequence
+ */
+ public BitSet gapBitset();
+
+ /**
* Returns an int array where indices correspond to each position in sequence
* char array and the element value gives the result of findPosition for that
* index in the sequence.
* Answers a list of all sequence features associated with this sequence. The
* list may be held by the sequence's dataset sequence if that is defined.
*
- * @return hard reference to array
+ * @return
*/
public List<SequenceFeature> getSequenceFeatures();
public void transferAnnotation(SequenceI entry, Mapping mp);
/**
- * @param index
- * The sequence index in the MSA
- */
- public void setIndex(int index);
-
- /**
- * @return The index of the sequence in the alignment
- */
- public int getIndex();
-
- /**
* @return The RNA of the sequence in the alignment
*/
* returns true.
*/
BitSet getInsertionsAsBits();
+
+ /**
+ * Replaces every occurrence of c1 in the sequence with c2 and returns the
+ * number of characters changed
+ *
+ * @param c1
+ * @param c2
+ */
+ public int replace(char c1, char c2);
}