Package org.rcsb.cif

Class CifBuilder

java.lang.Object

org.rcsb.cif.CifBuilder

public class CifBuilder
extends Object

The entry point to create CifFile instances programmatically.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
CifBuilder()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static CifFileBuilder	enterFile()	Start a new file without providing any schema.
static <F extends CifFile, B extends CifFileBuilder> B	enterFile(SchemaProvider<F,B> schemaProvider)	Start a new file with a specified schema.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details

CifBuilder

public CifBuilder()

Method Details

enterFile

public static CifFileBuilder enterFile()

Start a new file without providing any schema.

Returns:

a generic builder instance

enterFile

public static <F extends CifFile, B extends CifFileBuilder> B enterFile(SchemaProvider<F,B> schemaProvider)

Start a new file with a specified schema.

Type Parameters:

F - the type of the file being created

B - the type of the builder being used

Parameters:

schemaProvider - a provider of the desired schema - see StandardSchemata

Returns:

a schema-aware builder instance