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bioperl-1.5.2_004-RCd
/ Bio::SeqFeature::Computation

NAME

Bio::SeqFeature::Computation - Computation SeqFeature

SYNOPSIS

   $feat = new Bio::SeqFeature::Computation (
                                -start => 10, -end => 100,
				-strand => -1, -primary => 'repeat',
				-program_name => 'GeneMark',
				-program_date => '12-5-2000',
				-program_version => 'x.y',
				-database_name => 'Arabidopsis',
				-database_date => '12-dec-2000',
				-computation_id => 2231,
				-score    => { no_score => 334 } );

DESCRIPTION

Bio::SeqFeature::Computation extends the Generic seqfeature object with a set of computation related fields and a more flexible set of storing more types of score and subseqfeatures. It is compatible with the Generic SeqFeature object.

The new way of storing score values is similar to the tag structure in the Generic object. For storing sets of subseqfeatures the array containg the subseqfeatures is now a hash which contains arrays of seqfeatures Both the score and subSeqfeature methods can be called in exactly the same way, the value's will be stored as a 'default' score or subseqfeature.

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AUTHOR - Ewan Birney, Mark Fiers

Ewan Birney <birney@sanger.ac.uk> Mark Fiers <m.w.e.j.fiers@plant.wag-ur.nl>

DEVELOPERS

This class has been written with an eye out of inheritance. The fields the actual object hash are:

_gsf_sub_hash  = reference to a hash containing sets of sub arrays
_gsf_score_hash= reference to a hash for the score values

APPENDIX

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

has_score

Title   : has_score
Usage   : $value = $self->has_score('some_score')
Function: Tests wether a feature contains a score
Returns : TRUE if the SeqFeature has the score,
          and FALSE otherwise.
Args    : The name of a score

add_score_value

Title   : add_score_value
Usage   : $self->add_score_value('P_value',224);
Returns : TRUE on success
Args    : score (string) and value (any scalar)

score

 Title   : score
 Usage   : $value = $comp_obj->score()
           $comp_obj->score($value)
 Function: Returns the 'default' score or sets the 'default' score
           This method exist for compatibility options           
	   It would equal ($comp_obj->each_score_value('default'))[0];
 Returns : A value
 Args    : (optional) a new value for the 'default' score

each_score_value

Title   : each_score_value
Usage   : @values = $gsf->each_score_value('note');
Function: Returns a list of all the values stored
          under a particular score.
Returns : A list of scalars
Args    : The name of the score

all_scores

Title   : all_scores
Usage   : @scores = $feat->all_scores()
Function: Get a list of all the scores in a feature
Returns : An array of score names
Args    : none

remove_score

Title   : remove_score
Usage   : $feat->remove_score('some_score')
Function: removes a score from this feature
Returns : nothing
Args    : score (string)

computation_id

Title   : computation_id
Usage   : $computation_id = $feat->computation_id()
          $feat->computation_id($computation_id)
Function: get/set on program name information
Returns : string
Args    : none if get, the new value if set

program_name

Title   : program_name
Usage   : $program_name = $feat->program_name()
          $feat->program_name($program_name)
Function: get/set on program name information
Returns : string
Args    : none if get, the new value if set

program_date

Title   : program_date
Usage   : $program_date = $feat->program_date()
          $feat->program_date($program_date)
Function: get/set on program date information
Returns : date (string)
Args    : none if get, the new value if set

program_version

Title   : program_version
Usage   : $program_version = $feat->program_version()
          $feat->program_version($program_version)
Function: get/set on program version information
Returns : date (string)
Args    : none if get, the new value if set

database_name

Title   : database_name
Usage   : $database_name = $feat->database_name()
          $feat->database_name($database_name)
Function: get/set on program name information
Returns : string
Args    : none if get, the new value if set

database_date

Title   : database_date
Usage   : $database_date = $feat->database_date()
          $feat->database_date($database_date)
Function: get/set on program date information
Returns : date (string)
Args    : none if get, the new value if set

database_version

Title   : database_version
Usage   : $database_version = $feat->database_version()
          $feat->database_version($database_version)
Function: get/set on program version information
Returns : date (string)
Args    : none if get, the new value if set

sub_SeqFeature_type

Title   : sub_SeqFeature_type
Usage   : $sub_SeqFeature_type = $feat->sub_SeqFeature_type()
          $feat->sub_SeqFeature_type($sub_SeqFeature_type)
Function: sub_SeqFeature_type is automatically set when adding
          a sub_computation (sub_SeqFeature) to a computation object
Returns : sub_SeqFeature_type (string)
Args    : none if get, the new value if set

all_sub_SeqFeature_types

Title   : all_Sub_SeqFeature_types
Usage   : @all_sub_seqfeature_types = $comp->all_Sub_SeqFeature_types();
Function: Returns an array with all subseqfeature types
Returns : An array
Args    : none

sub_SeqFeature

Title   : sub_SeqFeature('sub_feature_type')
Usage   : @feats = $feat->sub_SeqFeature();
          @feats = $feat->sub_SeqFeature('sub_feature_type');           
Function: Returns an array of sub Sequence Features of a specific
          type or, if the type is ommited, all sub Sequence Features
Returns : An array
Args    : (optional) a sub_SeqFeature type (ie exon, pattern)

add_sub_SeqFeature

 Title   : add_sub_SeqFeature
 Usage   : $feat->add_sub_SeqFeature($subfeat);
           $feat->add_sub_SeqFeature($subfeat,'sub_seqfeature_type')
           $feat->add_sub_SeqFeature($subfeat,'EXPAND')
           $feat->add_sub_SeqFeature($subfeat,'EXPAND','sub_seqfeature_type')
 Function: adds a SeqFeature into a specific subSeqFeature array.
           with no 'EXPAND' qualifer, subfeat will be tested
           as to whether it lies inside the parent, and throw
           an exception if not.
           If EXPAND is used, the parents start/end/strand will
           be adjusted so that it grows to accommodate the new
           subFeature,
	   optionally a sub_seqfeature type can be defined.
 Returns : nothing
 Args    : An object which has the SeqFeatureI interface
         : (optional) 'EXPAND'
	 : (optional) 'sub_SeqFeature_type'

flush_sub_SeqFeature

 Title   : flush_sub_SeqFeature
 Usage   : $sf->flush_sub_SeqFeature
           $sf->flush_sub_SeqFeature('sub_SeqFeature_type');	
 Function: Removes all sub SeqFeature or all sub SeqFeatures
 	   of a specified type 
           (if you want to remove a more specific subset, take
	    an array of them all, flush them, and add
            back only the guys you want)
 Example :
 Returns : none
 Args    : none