EDIT

 *

 * @author a.mueller

 * @since 2013-07-08

 */

@XmlAccessorType(XmlAccessType.FIELD)

@XmlType(name = "Primer", propOrder = {

@Audited

//TODO which base class  (..., identifiable, definedTerm, ...)

public class Primer extends AnnotatableEntity {

	private static final long serialVersionUID = 6179007910988646989L;

	private static final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(Primer.class);

    @Cascade({CascadeType.SAVE_UPDATE,CascadeType.MERGE})

	private Reference publishedIn;

	public static Primer NewInstance(String label){

		Primer result = new Primer();

		return result;

	}

	//made protected to fix a java.lang.InstantiationException which occurred while loading an Amplification

	//and its primer. see https://stackoverflow.com/questions/7273125/hibernate-envers-and-javassist-enhancement-failed-exception

// ********************* GETTER / SETTER ********************/

	/**

	 * The name of this primer, usually given by the producers.

	 * @return the label of this primer.

	public String getLabel() {

		return label;

	}

	/**

	 * @see #getLabel()

	 */

	public SequenceString getSequence() {

		return sequence;

	}

	/**

	 * @see Primer#getSequence()

	 */

		this.sequence = sequence;

	}

	/**

	 * #4470

	 */

	public DefinedTerm getDnaMarker() {

		return dnaMarker;

	}

	public void setDnaMarker(DefinedTerm dnaMarker) {

		this.dnaMarker = dnaMarker;

	}

	public Reference getPublishedIn() {

		return publishedIn;

	}

	/**

	 * @see #getPublishedIn()

	 */

		this.publishedIn = publishedIn;

	}

	/**

	 * Clones <i>this</i> primer. This is a shortcut that enables to create

	 * a new instance that differs only slightly from <i>this</i> primer by