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bioperl-1.2.2
/ Bio::ClusterIO::dbsnp

NAME

Bio::ClusterIO::dbsnp - dbSNP input stream

SYNOPSIS

Do not use this module directly. Use it via the Bio::ClusterIO class.

DESCRIPTION

Parse dbSNP XML files, one refSNP entry at a time.

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AUTHOR

Allen Day <allenday@ucla.edu>

APPENDIX

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

next_cluster

Title   : next_cluster
Usage   : $dbsnp = $stream->next_cluster()
Function: returns the next refSNP in the stream
Returns : Bio::Variation::SNP object representing composite refSNP
          and its component subSNP(s).
Args    : NONE

SAX methods

start_document

Title   : start_document
Usage   : $parser->start_document;
Function: SAX method to indicate starting to parse a new document.
          Creates a Bio::Variation::SNP
Returns : none
Args    : none

end_document

Title   : end_document
Usage   : $parser->end_document;
Function: SAX method to indicate finishing parsing a new document
Returns : none
Args    : none

start_element

Title   : start_element
Usage   : $parser->start_element($data)
Function: SAX method to indicate starting a new element
Returns : none
Args    : hash ref for data

end_element

Title   : end_element
Usage   : $parser->end_element($data)
Function: Signals finishing an element
Returns : none
Args    : hash ref for data

characters

Title   : characters
Usage   : $parser->characters($data)
Function: Signals new characters to be processed
Returns : characters read
Args    : hash ref with the key 'Data'

use_tempfile

Title   : use_tempfile
Usage   : $obj->use_tempfile($newval)
Function: Get/Set boolean flag on whether or not use a tempfile
Example : 
Returns : value of use_tempfile
Args    : newvalue (optional)