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021
022
023package org.biojava.bio.symbol;
024
025/**
026 * This interface exists to hide implementational details
027 * of SymbolLists when making chunked symbol lists.
028 *
029 * @author David Huen
030 */
031
032public interface SymbolListFactory
033{
034    /**
035     * makes a SymbolList containing size Symbols from a Symbol array.
036     * primarily used to create chunks for a chunked symbol list.
037     */
038    public SymbolList makeSymbolList(Symbol [] symbolArray, int size, Alphabet alfa) throws IllegalAlphabetException;
039}
040