Confidence (PSI :: JAMI - Java framework for molecular interactions 3.3.0 API)

All Known Subinterfaces:

ModelledConfidence

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractXmlConfidence, AbstractXmlConfidence, AbstractXmlConfidence, DefaultConfidence, DefaultModelledConfidence, MitabConfidence, XmlConfidence, XmlConfidence, XmlConfidence, XmlConfidenceWrapper, XmlConfidenceWrapper, XmlConfidenceWrapper, XmlModelledConfidence, XmlModelledConfidence, XmlModelledConfidence
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public interface Confidence
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A Confidence gives information about how reliable an object is.
Since:
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22/11/12
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Version:

$Id$

Author:

Marine Dumousseau (marine@ebi.ac.uk)

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field	Description
`static String`	`AUTHOR_BASED_CONFIDENCE`	Constant `AUTHOR_BASED_CONFIDENCE="author-based confidence"`
`static String`	`AUTHOR_BASED_CONFIDENCE_MI`	Constant `AUTHOR_BASED_CONFIDENCE_MI="MI:1221"`

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`CvTerm`	`getType()`	Method used to compute the confidence value.
`String`	`getValue()`	The confidence value cannot be null.

- Field Detail
  - AUTHOR_BASED_CONFIDENCE
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static final String AUTHOR_BASED_CONFIDENCE
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    Constant AUTHOR_BASED_CONFIDENCE="author-based confidence"
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - AUTHOR_BASED_CONFIDENCE_MI
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static final String AUTHOR_BASED_CONFIDENCE_MI
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    Constant AUTHOR_BASED_CONFIDENCE_MI="MI:1221"
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
- Method Detail
  - getType
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CvTerm getType()
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    Method used to compute the confidence value. The confidence type is a controlled vocabulary term and it cannot be null. Ex: author-based confidence, statistical-based confidence, ...
    
    Returns:
    
    the confidence type
  - getValue
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String getValue()
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    The confidence value cannot be null. It can be a numerical or literal value Ex: 'high', 'low', 0.4, ...
    
    Returns:
    
    the confidence value