NAME

Bio::MapIO::mapmaker - A Mapmaker Map reader

SYNOPSIS

# do not use this object directly it is accessed through the Bio::MapIO system

    use Bio::MapIO;
    my $mapio = new Bio::MapIO(-format => "mapmaker",
			                      -file   => "mapfile.map");
    while ( my $map = $mapio->next_map ) {  # get each map
	    foreach my $marker ( $map->each_element ) {
	       # loop through the markers associated with the map
	    }
    }

DESCRIPTION

This object contains code for parsing and processing Mapmaker output and creating Bio::Map::MapI objects from it.

FEEDBACK

Mailing Lists

User feedback is an integral part of the evolution of this and other Bioperl modules. Send your comments and suggestions preferably to the Bioperl mailing list. Your participation is much appreciated.

bioperl-l@bioperl.org                  - General discussion
http://bioperl.org/wiki/Mailing_lists  - About the mailing lists

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:

http://bugzilla.open-bio.org/

AUTHOR - Jason Stajich

Email jason@bioperl.org

APPENDIX

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

next_map

Title   : next_map
Usage   : my $map = $factory->next_map;
Function: Get one or more map objects from the Mapmaker input
Returns : Bio::Map::MapI
Args    : none

See Bio::Map::MapI

write_map

Title   : write_map
Usage   : $factory->write_map($map);
Function: Write a map out through the factory
Returns : none
Args    : Bio::Map::MapI