// $Id:
// FORESTER -- software libraries and applications
// for evolutionary biology research and applications.
//
// Copyright (C) 2008-2009 Christian M. Zmasek
// Copyright (C) 2008-2009 Burnham Institute for Medical Research
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package org.forester.msa;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.Writer;
import java.util.List;

import org.forester.sequence.Sequence.TYPE;

public interface Msa {

    public Object getIdentifier( int row );

    public void setIdentifier( int row, Object identifier );

    public int getLength();

    public int getNumberOfSequences();

    public char getResidueAt( int row, int col );

    public List<Character> getColumnAt( int col );

    public StringBuffer getSequenceAsString( int row );

    public abstract TYPE getType();

    public void setResidueAt( final int row, final int col, final char residue );

    public void write( Writer w ) throws IOException;
}
