NAME

Bio::Coordinate::MapperI - Interface describing coordinate mappers

SYNOPSIS

# not to be used directly

DESCRIPTION

MapperI defines methods for classes capable for mapping locations between coordinate systems.

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AUTHOR - Heikki Lehvaslaiho

Email: heikki-at-bioperl-dot-org

APPENDIX

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

in

Title   : in
Usage   : $obj->in('peptide');
Function: Set and read the input coordinate system.
Example :
Returns : value of input system
Args    : new value (optional), Bio::LocationI

out

Title   : out
Usage   : $obj->out('peptide');
Function: Set and read the output coordinate system.
Example :
Returns : value of output system
Args    : new value (optional), Bio::LocationI

swap

Title   : swap
Usage   : $obj->swap;
Function: Swap the direction of mapping: input <-> output)
Example :
Returns : 1
Args    : 

test

Title   : test
Usage   : $obj->test;
Function: test that both components are of same length
Example :
Returns : ( 1 | undef )
Args    :

map

Title   : map
Usage   : $newpos = $obj->map($loc);
Function: Map the location from the input coordinate system
          to a new value in the output coordinate system.
Example :
Returns : new value in the output coordiante system
Args    : Bio::LocationI

return_match

Title   : return_match
Usage   : $obj->return_match(1);
Function: A flag to turn on the simplified mode of
          returning only one joined Match object or undef
Example :
Returns : boolean
Args    : boolean (optional)