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## org.biojava.bio.symbol
Class PackedSymbolListFactory

    java.lang.Object
      org.biojava.bio.symbol.PackedSymbolListFactory

All Implemented Interfaces:
  SymbolListFactory

    public class PackedSymbolListFactory

extends Object
implements SymbolListFactory

This class makes PackedSymbolLists. It could be refactored into the PackedSymbolList class eventually.

Author:
  David Huen

Constructor Summary
`PackedSymbolListFactory()` Create a factory for PackedSymbolLists.
`PackedSymbolListFactory(boolean ambiguity)` Deprecated. the argumentless constructor creates a SymbolListFactory that will autoselect the packing appropriately.

Method Summary
`SymbolList` | `makeSymbolList(Symbol[] symbolArray, int size, Alphabet alfa)` Makes a packed SymbolList out of a list of Symbols.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
`clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

Constructor Detail

### PackedSymbolListFactory

    public PackedSymbolListFactory()

  Create a factory for PackedSymbolLists. The use of ambiguity packing is determined automatically as required.

### PackedSymbolListFactory

    public PackedSymbolListFactory(boolean ambiguity)

  Deprecated. the argumentless constructor creates a SymbolListFactory that will autoselect the packing appropriately.

  Create a factory for PackedSymbolLists with specified packing type.

  Parameters:
    `ambiguity` - is ambiguity to be supported by the encoding?

Method Detail

### makeSymbolList

    public SymbolList makeSymbolList(Symbol[] symbolArray,
                                     int size,
                                     Alphabet alfa)
                              throws IllegalAlphabetException

  Makes a packed SymbolList out of a list of Symbols.

  Specified by:
    `makeSymbolList` in interface `SymbolListFactory`
  Parameters:
    `symbolArray` - the symbols to be make in a packed SymbolList
    `size` - the length of the symbolArray array.
    `alfa` - the Alphabet over which the SymbolList shoudl be
  Returns:
    a packed SymbolList with the Symbols in symbolArray and the Alphabet in alfa
  Throws:
    `IllegalAlphabetException` - if alfa and the Symbols in symbolArray disagree.

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