NAME

InterProTerm - Implementation of InterProI term interface

SYNOPSIS

  my $term = Bio::Ontology::InterProTerm->new( -interpro_id => "IPR000001",
					       -name => "Kringle",
					       -definition => "Kringles are autonomous structural domains ...",
					       -ontology => "Domain"
					     );
  print $term->interpro_id(), "\n";
  print $term->name(), "\n";
  print $term->definition(), "\n";
  print $term->is_obsolete(), "\n";
  print $term->ontology->name(), "\n";

DESCRIPTION

This is a simple extension of Bio::Ontology::Term for InterPro terms.

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AUTHOR - Peter Dimitrov

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APPENDIX

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

new

 Title   : new
 Usage   : $term = Bio::Ontology::InterProTerm->new( -interpro_id => "IPR000002",
						     -name => "Cdc20/Fizzy",
						     -definition => "The Cdc20/Fizzy region is almost always ...",
						     -ontology => "Domain"
						   );

 Function: Creates a new Bio::Ontology::InterProTerm.
 Example :
 Returns : A new Bio::Ontology::InterProTerm object.
 Args    :
  -interpro_id => the InterPro ID of the term. Has the form IPRdddddd, where dddddd is a zero-padded six digit number
  -name => the name of this InterPro term [scalar]
  -definition => the definition/abstract of this InterPro term [scalar]
  -ontology => ontology of InterPro terms [Bio::Ontology::OntologyI]
  -comment => a comment [scalar]

init

Title   : init
Usage   : $term->init();
Function: Initializes this InterProTerm to all "" and empty lists.
Example :
Returns : 
Args    :

_check_interpro_id

Title   : _check_interpro_id
Usage   :
Function: Performs simple check in order to validate that its argument has the form IPRdddddd, where dddddd is a zero-padded six digit number.
Example :
Returns : Returns its argument if valid, otherwise throws exception.
Args    : String

interpro_id

Title   : interpro_id
Usage   : $obj->interpro_id($newval)
Function: Set/get for the interpro_id of this InterProTerm
Example : 
Returns : value of interpro_id (a scalar)
Args    : new value (a scalar, optional)

short_name

Title   : short_name
Usage   : $obj->short_name($newval)
Function: Set/get for the short name of this InterProTerm.
Example : 
Returns : value of short_name (a scalar)
Args    : new value (a scalar, optional)

protein_count

Title   : protein_count
Usage   : $obj->protein_count($newval)
Function: Set/get for the protein count of this InterProTerm.
Example : 
Returns : value of protein_count (a scalar)
Args    : new value (a scalar, optional)

get_references

Title   : get_references
Usage   :
Function: Get the references for this InterPro term.
Example :
Returns : An array of L<Bio::Annotation::Reference> objects
Args    :

add_reference

Title   : add_reference
Usage   :
Function: Add one or more references to this InterPro term.
Example :
Returns : 
Args    : One or more L<Bio::Annotation::Reference> objects.

remove_references

Title   : remove_references
Usage   :
Function: Remove all references for this InterPro term.
Example :
Returns : The list of previous references as an array of
          L<Bio::Annotation::Reference> objects.
Args    :

get_members

Title   : get_members
Usage   : @arr = get_members()
Function: Get the list of member(s) for this object.
Example :
Returns : An array of Bio::Annotation::DBLink objects
Args    :

add_member

Title   : add_member
Usage   :
Function: Add one or more member(s) to this object.
Example :
Returns : 
Args    : One or more Bio::Annotation::DBLink objects.

remove_members

Title   : remove_members
Usage   :
Function: Remove all members for this class.
Example :
Returns : The list of previous members as an array of
          Bio::Annotation::DBLink objects.
Args    :

get_examples

Title   : get_examples
Usage   : @arr = get_examples()
Function: Get the list of example(s) for this object.

          This is an element of the InterPro xml schema.

Example :
Returns : An array of Bio::Annotation::DBLink objects
Args    :

add_example

Title   : add_example
Usage   :
Function: Add one or more example(s) to this object.

          This is an element of the InterPro xml schema.

Example :
Returns : 
Args    : One or more Bio::Annotation::DBLink objects.

remove_examples

Title   : remove_examples
Usage   :
Function: Remove all examples for this class.

          This is an element of the InterPro xml schema.

Example :
Returns : The list of previous examples as an array of
          Bio::Annotation::DBLink objects.
Args    :

get_external_documents

Title   : get_external_documents
Usage   : @arr = get_external_documents()
Function: Get the list of external_document(s) for this object.

          This is an element of the InterPro xml schema.

Example :
Returns : An array of Bio::Annotation::DBLink objects
Args    :

add_external_document

Title   : add_external_document
Usage   :
Function: Add one or more external_document(s) to this object.

          This is an element of the InterPro xml schema.

Example :
Returns : 
Args    : One or more Bio::Annotation::DBLink objects.

remove_external_documents

Title   : remove_external_documents
Usage   :
Function: Remove all external_documents for this class.

          This is an element of the InterPro xml schema.

Example :
Returns : The list of previous external_documents as an array of
          Bio::Annotation::DBLink objects.
Args    :

class_list

Title   : class_list
Usage   : $obj->class_list($newval)
Function: Set/get for class list element of the InterPro xml schema
Example : 
Returns : reference to an array of Bio::Annotation::DBLink objects
Args    : reference to an array of Bio::Annotation::DBLink objects

to_string

Title   : to_string()
Usage   : print $term->to_string();
Function: to_string method for InterPro terms.
Returns : A string representation of this InterPro term.
Args    :

Deprecated methods

These are here for backwards compatibility.

secondary_ids

Title   : secondary_ids
Usage   : $obj->secondary_ids($newval)
Function: This is deprecated. Use get_secondary_ids() or 
          add_secondary_id() instead.
Example : 
Returns : reference to an array of strings
Args    : reference to an array of strings