ImmutableBackbone.Builder (BioCommons 3.0.4 API)

java.lang.Object
- pl.poznan.put.protein.ImmutableBackbone.Builder

Enclosing class:

ImmutableBackbone
```
@NotThreadSafe
public static final class ImmutableBackbone.Builder
extends Object
```
Builds instances of type ImmutableBackbone. Initialize attributes and then invoke the build() method to create an immutable instance.
Builder is not thread-safe and generally should not be stored in a field or collection, but instead used immediately to create instances.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`ImmutableBackbone`	`build()`	Builds a new `ImmutableBackbone`.
`ImmutableBackbone.Builder`	`from(Backbone instance)`	Fill a builder with attribute values from the provided `Backbone` instance.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Method Detail
  - from
```
public final ImmutableBackbone.Builder from(Backbone instance)
```
    Fill a builder with attribute values from the provided Backbone instance. Regular attribute values will be replaced with those from the given instance. Absent optional values will not replace present values.
    
    Parameters:
    
    instance - The instance from which to copy values
    
    Returns:
    
    this builder for use in a chained invocation
  - build
```
public ImmutableBackbone build()
```
    Builds a new ImmutableBackbone.
    
    Returns:
    
    An immutable instance of Backbone
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalStateException - if any required attributes are missing