org.biopax.paxtools.query.model

Interface Edge

All Superinterfaces:

GraphObject

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractEdge, EdgeL3, EdgeL3

public interface Edge
extends GraphObject

Wrapper interface for edges in a graph to be queried.

Author:

Ozgun Babur

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
int	getSign() Algorithms may need a sign for the edge.
Node	getSourceNode()
Node	getTargetNode()
boolean	isTranscription()

Methods inherited from interface org.biopax.paxtools.query.model.GraphObject

clear, getGraph, getKey

Method Detail

getTargetNode

Node getTargetNode()

Returns:

The target node

getSourceNode

Node getSourceNode()

Returns:

The source node

getSign

int getSign()

Algorithms may need a sign for the edge. 1: positive, -1 negative, 0: signless.

Returns:

The sign of the edge

isTranscription

boolean isTranscription()

Returns:

Whether this edge indicates a transcriptional relation