NAME

Bio::Search::HSP::BlastPullHSP - A parser and HSP object for BlastN hsps

SYNOPSIS

    # generally we use Bio::SearchIO to build these objects
    use Bio::SearchIO;
    my $in = Bio::SearchIO->new(-format => 'hmmer_pull',
							   -file   => 'result.blast');

    while (my $result = $in->next_result) {
		while (my $hit = $result->next_hit) {
			print $hit->name, "\n";
			print $hit->score, "\n";
			print $hit->significance, "\n";

			while (my $hsp = $hit->next_hsp) {
				# process HSPI objects
			}
		}
    }

DESCRIPTION

This object implements a parser for BlastN hsp output.

FEEDBACK

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Support

Please direct usage questions or support issues to the mailing list:

bioperl-l@bioperl.org

rather than to the module maintainer directly. Many experienced and reponsive experts will be able look at the problem and quickly address it. Please include a thorough description of the problem with code and data examples if at all possible.

Reporting Bugs

Report bugs to the Bioperl bug tracking system to help us keep track of the bugs and their resolution. Bug reports can be submitted via the web:

https://github.com/bioperl/bioperl-live/issues

AUTHOR - Sendu Bala

Email bix@sendu.me.uk

APPENDIX

The rest of the documentation details each of the object methods. Internal methods are usually preceded with a _

new

Title   : new
Usage   : my $obj = Bio::Search::HSP::BlastNHSP->new();
Function: Builds a new Bio::Search::HSP::BlastNHSP object.
Returns : Bio::Search::HSP::BlastNHSP
Args    : -chunk  => [Bio::Root::IO, $start, $end] (required if no -parent)
          -parent => Bio::PullParserI object (required if no -chunk)

          where the array ref provided to -chunk contains an IO object
          for a filehandle to something representing the raw data of the
          hsp, and $start and $end define the tell() position within the
          filehandle that the hsp data starts and ends (optional; defaults
          to start and end of the entire thing described by the filehandle)

query

Title   : query
Usage   : my $query = $hsp->query
Function: Returns a SeqFeature representing the query in the HSP
Returns : L<Bio::SeqFeature::Similarity>
Args    : none

hit

Title   : hit
Usage   : my $hit = $hsp->hit
Function: Returns a SeqFeature representing the hit in the HSP
Returns : L<Bio::SeqFeature::Similarity>
Args    : [optional] new value to set

gaps

Title    : gaps
Usage    : my $gaps = $hsp->gaps( ['query'|'hit'|'total'] );
Function : Get the number of gap characters in the query, hit, or total alignment.
Returns  : Integer, number of gap characters or 0 if none
Args     : 'query' = num conserved / length of query seq (without gaps)
           'hit'   = num conserved / length of hit seq (without gaps)
           'total' = num conserved / length of alignment (with gaps)
           default = 'total' 

strand

Title   : strand
Usage   : $hsp->strand('query')
Function: Retrieves the strand for the HSP component requested
Returns : +1 or -1 (0 if unknown)
Args    : 'hit' or 'subject' or 'sbjct' to retrieve the strand of the subject
          'query' to retrieve the query strand (default)
          'list' or 'array' to retreive both query and hit together

start

Title   : start
Usage   : $hsp->start('query')
Function: Retrieves the start for the HSP component requested
Returns : integer, or list of two integers (query start and subject start) in
          list context
Args    : 'hit' or 'subject' or 'sbjct' to retrieve the start of the subject
          'query' to retrieve the query start (default)

end

Title   : end
Usage   : $hsp->end('query')
Function: Retrieves the end for the HSP component requested
Returns : integer, or list of two integers (query end and subject end) in
          list context
Args    : 'hit' or 'subject' or 'sbjct' to retrieve the end of the subject
          'query' to retrieve the query end (default)

pvalue

Title   : pvalue
Usage   : my $pvalue = $hsp->pvalue();
Function: Returns the P-value for this HSP
Returns : undef (Hmmpfam reports do not have p-values)
Args    : none