RankedCrossRef (biojava-legacy 1.9.5 API)

All Superinterfaces:

Changeable, Comparable

All Known Implementing Classes:

SimpleRankedCrossRef
```
public interface RankedCrossRef
extends Comparable, Changeable
```
Allows cross-references to other databases to be ranked.

Since:

1.5

Author:

Richard Holland, gwaldon

See Also:

RankedCrossRefable, CrossRef

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type Field Description

static ChangeType RANK

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`CrossRef`	`getCrossRef()`	Return the cross reference associated with this object.
`int`	`getRank()`	Return the rank associated with the cross reference.
`void`	`setRank(int rank)`	Set the rank associated with the cross reference.

Methods inherited from interface org.biojava.utils.Changeable
addChangeListener, addChangeListener, isUnchanging, removeChangeListener, removeChangeListener

Methods inherited from interface java.lang.Comparable
compareTo

- Field Detail
  - RANK
```
static final ChangeType RANK
```
- Method Detail
  - getCrossRef
```
CrossRef getCrossRef()
```
    Return the cross reference associated with this object.
    
    Returns:
    
    a crossref object.
  - getRank
```
int getRank()
```
    Return the rank associated with the cross reference.
    
    Returns:
    
    the rank.
  - setRank
```
void setRank(int rank)
      throws ChangeVetoException
```
    Set the rank associated with the cross reference.
    
    Parameters:
    
    rank - the rank to use.
    
    Throws:
    
    ChangeVetoException - if the new rank is unacceptable.