Parse QuickGO "proteinList" file format

Script

        List dbList = new ArrayList();
        List idList = new ArrayList();
        List symbolList = new ArrayList();
        List nameList = new ArrayList();
        List synonymList = new ArrayList();
        List typeList = new ArrayList();
        List taxonList = new ArrayList();

        // DB	ID	Symbol	Name	Synonym	Type	Taxon
        String[] lines =  quickGoProteinListFormat.split(System.getProperty("line.separator"));
	if(lines.length == 1){
        	   lines = quickGoProteinListFormat.split("\n");	
        }
        int lineCount = 0;
        if(header.equalsIgnoreCase("false")){
        	   lineCount++;	
        }
        for(String line:lines){
            if(line.length() > 1){
                if(lineCount > 0){
                    String[] el = line.split("\t");
                    dbList.add(el[0]);
                    idList.add(el[1]);
                    symbolList.add(el[2]);
                    nameList.add(el[3]);
                    synonymList.add(el[4]);
                    typeList.add(el[5]);
                    taxonList.add(el[6]);                	
                }
                lineCount++;
            }
        }