PHYLIPFileListener (BioJava-1.7.1 API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

PHYLIPFileBuilder
```
public interface PHYLIPFileListener
```
Listens to events fired by the PHYLIP parser. Use these events to handle data directly or construct objects.

Since:

1.6

Author:

Richard Holland, Tobias Thierer, Jim Balhoff

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`endFile()`	Finished reading a file.
`void`	`receiveSequence(java.lang.String sequence)`	Receive sequence data for the current sequence.
`void`	`setCurrentSequenceName(java.lang.String name)`	Set the name of the sequence which is about to be received.
`void`	`setSequenceCount(int count)`	Set the number of sequences in the alignment.
`void`	`setSitesCount(int count)`	Set the number of sites in the alignment
`void`	`startFile()`	About to start a new file.

- Method Detail
  - startFile
```
void startFile()
```
    About to start a new file.
  - endFile
```
void endFile()
      throws ParseException
```
    Finished reading a file.
    
    Throws:
    
    ParseException
  - setSequenceCount
```
void setSequenceCount(int count)
```
    Set the number of sequences in the alignment.
    
    Parameters:
    
    count - the expected number of sequences
  - setSitesCount
```
void setSitesCount(int count)
```
    Set the number of sites in the alignment
    
    Parameters:
    
    count - the expected number of sites
  - setCurrentSequenceName
```
void setCurrentSequenceName(java.lang.String name)
```
    Set the name of the sequence which is about to be received. If the name has already been seen, the sequence should be appended.
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - the label for the current sequence
  - receiveSequence
```
void receiveSequence(java.lang.String sequence)
```
    Receive sequence data for the current sequence.
    
    Parameters:
    
    sequence - sequence text for the current sequence