//
//  BCSymbol.m
//  BioCocoa
//
//  Created by Koen van der Drift on Sun Aug 15 2004.
//  Copyright (c) 2004 The BioCocoa Project. All rights reserved.
//

#import "BCSymbol.h"


@implementation BCSymbol

- (id)initWithName:(NSString*)aName
{
    if ( self = [super init] )
    {           
        [self setName:aName];
    }
    
    return self;
}

- (void)dealloc
{    
    [name release];
    [super dealloc];
}


- (NSString *) name {
    return [[name copy] autorelease];
}


- (void)setName:(NSString *)s
{
    [s retain];
    [name release];
    name = s;
}

- (unichar) symbol {
    return symbol;
}


- (NSString *)symbolString {
    return [[symbolString copy] autorelease];
}

- (NSString *) savableRepresentation {
    return [self symbolString];
}


- (NSString *) description {
    return [self symbolString];
}

@end