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package org.biojava.bio.symbol;

import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.Iterator;

/**
 * Base class for simple contiguous Location implementations.
 *
 * Just implement <code>getMin</code> and <code>getMax</code>, and <code>translate</code>..
 *
 * @author Matthew Pocock
 * @author Keith James
 */
public abstract class AbstractRangeLocation extends AbstractLocation {
  public Iterator blockIterator() {
    return Collections.singleton(this).iterator();
  }
  
  public boolean isContiguous() {
    return true;
  }
  
  public SymbolList symbols(SymbolList seq) {
    return seq.subList(getMin(), getMax());
  }
  
  public boolean contains(int p) {
    return p >= getMin() && p <= getMax();
  }
}