AbstractTerm (biojava 5.2.0 API)

java.lang.Object
- org.biojava.nbio.ontology.AbstractTerm

All Implemented Interfaces:

Term, Annotatable

Direct Known Subclasses:

RemoteTerm.Impl, Term.Impl
```
public abstract class AbstractTerm
extends Object
implements Term
```
Abstract implementation of term This provides basic change-forwarding functionality from the annotation and ontology properties.

Since:

1.4

Author:

Thomas Down

- Nested Class Summary
  - Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface org.biojava.nbio.ontology.Term
    Term.Impl
- Field Summary
  
  Fields
  Modifier and Type Field Description
  
  protected String description
- Constructor Summary
  
  Constructors
  Constructor Description
  
  AbstractTerm()
- Method Summary
  
  All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
  Modifier and Type Method Description
  
  void setDescription(String description)
  set the description of the term;
  - Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
    clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
  - Methods inherited from interface org.biojava.nbio.ontology.utils.Annotatable
    getAnnotation
  - Methods inherited from interface org.biojava.nbio.ontology.Term
    addSynonym, getDescription, getName, getOntology, getSynonyms, removeSynonym

- Field Detail
  - description
```
protected String description
```
- Constructor Detail
  - AbstractTerm
```
public AbstractTerm()
```
- Method Detail
  - setDescription
```
public void setDescription(String description)
```
    Description copied from interface: Term
    
    set the description of the term;
    
    Specified by:
    
    setDescription in interface Term