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021package org.biojavax.bio.phylo.io.nexus;
022
023import org.biojava.bio.seq.io.ParseException;
024
025/**
026 * Listens to events that represent Nexus taxa blocks.
027 * 
028 * @author Richard Holland
029 * @author Tobias Thierer
030 * @author Jim Balhoff
031 * @since 1.6
032 */
033public interface TaxaBlockListener extends NexusBlockListener {
034
035        /**
036         * Set the DIMENSIONS NTAX value.
037         * 
038         * @param dimensionsNTax
039         *            the new value.
040         */
041        public void setDimensionsNTax(int dimensionsNTax);
042
043        /**
044         * Add another value after the TAXLABEL tag.
045         * 
046         * @param taxLabel
047         *            the new taxa to add.
048         * @throws ParseException
049         *             if the label is invalid.
050         */
051        public void addTaxLabel(final String taxLabel) throws ParseException;
052}