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

package jalview.binding;

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

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

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


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

    /**
     * Field _begin.
     */
    private int _begin;

    /**
     * keeps track of state for field: _begin
     */
    private boolean _has_begin;

    /**
     * Field _end.
     */
    private int _end;

    /**
     * keeps track of state for field: _end
     */
    private boolean _has_end;

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

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

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


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

    public Feature() {
        super();
    }


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

    /**
     */
    public void deleteBegin(
    ) {
        this._has_begin= false;
    }

    /**
     */
    public void deleteEnd(
    ) {
        this._has_end= false;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the value of field 'begin'.
     * 
     * @return the value of field 'Begin'.
     */
    public int getBegin(
    ) {
        return this._begin;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the value of field 'description'.
     * 
     * @return the value of field 'Description'.
     */
    public java.lang.String getDescription(
    ) {
        return this._description;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the value of field 'end'.
     * 
     * @return the value of field 'End'.
     */
    public int getEnd(
    ) {
        return this._end;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the value of field 'status'.
     * 
     * @return the value of field 'Status'.
     */
    public java.lang.String getStatus(
    ) {
        return this._status;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the value of field 'type'.
     * 
     * @return the value of field 'Type'.
     */
    public java.lang.String getType(
    ) {
        return this._type;
    }

    /**
     * Method hasBegin.
     * 
     * @return true if at least one Begin has been added
     */
    public boolean hasBegin(
    ) {
        return this._has_begin;
    }

    /**
     * Method hasEnd.
     * 
     * @return true if at least one End has been added
     */
    public boolean hasEnd(
    ) {
        return this._has_end;
    }

    /**
     * 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 'begin'.
     * 
     * @param begin the value of field 'begin'.
     */
    public void setBegin(
            final int begin) {
        this._begin = begin;
        this._has_begin = true;
    }

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

    /**
     * Sets the value of field 'end'.
     * 
     * @param end the value of field 'end'.
     */
    public void setEnd(
            final int end) {
        this._end = end;
        this._has_end = true;
    }

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

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

    /**
     * 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.Feature
     */
    public static jalview.binding.Feature unmarshal(
            final java.io.Reader reader)
    throws org.exolab.castor.xml.MarshalException, org.exolab.castor.xml.ValidationException {
        return (jalview.binding.Feature) Unmarshaller.unmarshal(jalview.binding.Feature.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);
    }

}