uk.ac.ebi.intenz.tools.sib.comparator
Class FlatFileComparator

java.lang.Object
  uk.ac.ebi.intenz.tools.sib.comparator.FlatFileComparator

public class FlatFileComparator
extends Object

This class compares two ENZYME.dat flat file formats.

Version:

$Revision: 1.2 $ $Date: 2008/01/28 11:43:23 $

Author:

Michael Darsow

Constructor Summary

FlatFileComparator()

Method Summary

static void	compare(File flatFile1, File flatFile2)
static String	compareEntries(String entryA, String entryB) Compares two entries by checking their data line by line.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

FlatFileComparator

public FlatFileComparator()

Method Detail

compare

public static void compare(File flatFile1,
                           File flatFile2)

compareEntries

public static String compareEntries(String entryA,
                                    String entryB)
                             throws EnzymeEntryValidationException

Compares two entries by checking their data line by line.

Parameters:

entryA - The first entry...

entryB - ...and the second one.

Returns:

the differences (if any)

Throws:

EnzymeEntryValidationException - if an enzyme does not comply to the ENZYME format.