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package org.biojava.bio.seq;

/**
 * Title:        Frame.<p>
 * Description:  An interface that can be implemented by classes that contain
 *               frame information.<p>
 * Copyright:    Copyright (c) 2001.<p>
 * @author Mark Schreiber
 * @since 1.2
 * @version 1.0
 */

public interface Frame {
  public static int FRAME_0 = 0;
  public static int FRAME_1 = 1;
  public static int FRAME_2 = 2;

  /**
   * A method to get the frame information of the implementing object
   * @return an integer from 0 to 2 representing the frame.
   */
  public int getFrame();
}