A copy of the symbol set in an alphabet is sorted. What if I want to sort the original symbol set in an alphabet? Thanks. -Zhen
-----Original Message----- From: Schreiber, Mark [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, January 09, 2003 12:39 PM To: Ren, Zhen; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [Biojava-l] Sort symbols in an alphabet The following code should do it, You could actually make the ComparableSymbol wrapper implement Symbol and pass all the Symbol methods directly to the wrapped Symbol. I may even submit a ComparableSymbol as a class to biojava-live if people think they would use it. - Mark import org.biojava.bio.seq.*; import org.biojava.bio.symbol.*; import java.util.*; public class SortAlphabetByName { public static void main(String[] args) { List l = new ArrayList(); //add Symbols out of order l.add(new ComparableSymbol(DNATools.c())); l.add(new ComparableSymbol(DNATools.g())); l.add(new ComparableSymbol(DNATools.t())); l.add(new ComparableSymbol(DNATools.a())); //sort them Collections.sort(l); //print there names for (int i = 0; i < l.size(); i++) { ComparableSymbol cs = (ComparableSymbol)l.get(i); System.out.println(cs.getWrapped().getName()); } } // a Mix in wrapper static class ComparableSymbol implements Comparable{ private Symbol wrapped; public ComparableSymbol(Symbol wrapped){ this.wrapped = wrapped; } public int compareTo(Object o){ Symbol s = ((ComparableSymbol)o).getWrapped(); return wrapped.getName().compareTo(s.getName()); } public Symbol getWrapped(){ return wrapped; } } } > -----Original Message----- > From: Ren, Zhen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, 10 January 2003 8:52 a.m. > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [Biojava-l] Sort symbols in an alphabet > > > Hi, > > Symbols in an alphabet is not sorted in any way. How do I > sort them, for instance, by name? Thanks. > > Zhen > > _______________________________________________ > Biojava-l mailing list - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://biojava.org/mailman/listinfo/biojava-l > ======================================================================= Attention: The information contained in this message and/or attachments from AgResearch Limited is intended only for the persons or entities to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipients is prohibited by AgResearch Limited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately. ======================================================================= _______________________________________________ Biojava-l mailing list - [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://biojava.org/mailman/listinfo/biojava-l
