Struct bio::alphabets::Alphabet

pub struct Alphabet {
    pub symbols: BitSet,
}

Representation of an alphabet.

Fields

symbols: BitSet

Methods

impl Alphabet

pub fn new<C, T>(symbols: T) -> Self where
    C: Borrow<u8>,
    T: IntoIterator<Item = C>, 

Create new alphabet from given symbols.

pub fn insert(&mut self, a: u8)

Insert symbol into alphabet.

pub fn is_word<C, T>(&self, text: T) -> bool where
    C: Borrow<u8>,
    T: IntoIterator<Item = C>, 

Check if given text is a word over the alphabet.

pub fn max_symbol(&self) -> Option<u8>

Return lexicographically maximal symbol.

pub fn len(&self) -> usize

Return size of the alphabet.

pub fn is_empty(&self) -> bool

Is this alphabet empty?