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NAME

Bio::EnsEMBL::Attribute - A generic Attribute class.

SYNOPSIS

use Bio::EnsEMBL::Attribute;

my $attribute = Bio::EnsEMBL::Attribute->new
     (-CODE => 'myCode',
      -NAME => 'My Attribute',
      -DESCRIPTION => 'This is my attribute description.',
      -VALUE => '10023');

print $attrib->name(), "\n";
print $attrib->code(), "\n";
print $attrib->description(), "\n";
print $attrib->value(), "\n";

DESCRIPTION

This is a generic attribute class used to represent attributes associated with seq_regions (and their Slices) and MiscFeatures.

SEE ALSO

Bio::EnsEMBL::Slice Bio::EnsEMBL::MiscFeature Bio::EnsEMBL::DBSQL::AttributeAdaptor

new

Arg [-CODE]        : string - the code for this attribute
Arg [-NAME]        : string - a human readable name for this attribute
Arg [-DESCRIPTION] : string - a description for this attribute
Arg [-VALUE]       : value  - the value of this attribute
Example            :   my $attribute = Bio::EnsEMBL::Attribute->new
                       (-CODE => 'myCode',
                        -NAME => 'My Attribute',
                        -DESCRIPTION => 'This is my attribute description.',
                        -VALUE => '10023');
Description        : Constructor.  Instantiates a Bio::EnsEMBL::Attribute object.
Returntype         : Bio::EnsEMBL::Attribute
Exceptions         : none
Caller             : general
Status             : Stable

new_fast

Arg [1]    : hashref to be blessed
Description: Construct a new Bio::EnsEMBL::Attribute using the hashref.
Exceptions : none
Returntype : Bio::EnsEMBL::Attribute
Caller     : general, subclass constructors
Status     : Stable

code

Arg [1]    : string $code (optional)
Example    : $code = $attribute->code();
Description: Getter/Setter for code attribute
Returntype : string
Exceptions : none
Caller     : general
Status     : Stable

name

Arg [1]    : string $name (optional)
Example    : $name = $attribute->name();
Description: Getter/Setter for name attribute
Returntype : string
Exceptions : none
Caller     : general
Status     : Stable

description

Arg [1]    : string $description (optional)
Example    : $description = $attribute->description();
Description: Getter/Setter for description attribute
Returntype : string
Exceptions : none
Caller     : general
Status     : Stable

value

Arg [1]    : string $value (optional)
Example    : $value = $attribute->value();
Description: Getter/Setter for value attribute
Returntype : string
Exceptions : none
Caller     : general
Status     : Stable