NAME

get_validate_term - Get the query term/CUI from calling program and validate the term/CUI.

SYNOPSIS

Basic Usage

use WebService::UMLS::get_validate_term;  

print "\nEnter query term/CUI:";
my $term = <>;  
my $valid      = new ValidateTerm;
my $isTerm_CUI = $valid->validateTerm($term);

DESCRIPTION

This module has package ValidateTerm which has two subroutines 'new' and 'validateTerm'. This module takes the query term from calling program (getUMLSInfo.pl) and validates it. It returns values depending on whether the query is term or CUI.

Methods

The subroutines are as follows:

new

This sub creates a new object of ValidateTerm.

validateTerm

This sub takes the query term from calling program (getUMLSInfo.pl) and validates it. It returns '2' if term is valid CUI. It returns '3' if term is valid term. In the case of both invalid term or invalid CUI, it returns '10'.

SEE ALSO

ConnectUMLS.pm GetUserData.pm Query.pm ws-getUMLSInfo.pl

AUTHORS

Mugdha Choudhari University of Minnesota Duluth <chou0130 at d.umn.edu>

Ted Pedersen, University of Minnesota Duluth <tpederse at d.umn.edu>

COPYRIGHT

Copyright (C) 2010, Mugdha Choudhari, Ted Pedersen

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