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bioperl-1.4
/ Bio::Annotation::OntologyTerm

NAME

Bio::Annotation::OntologyTerm - An ontology term adapted to AnnotationI

SYNOPSIS

use Bio::Annotation::OntologyTerm;
use Bio::Annotation::Collection;
use Bio::Ontology::Term;

my $coll = new Bio::Annotation::Collection;

# this also implements a tag/value pair, where tag _and_ value are treated
# as ontology terms
my $annterm = new Bio::Annotation::OntologyTerm(-label => 'ABC1',
                                                -tagname => 'Gene Name');
# ontology terms can be added directly - they implicitly have a tag
$coll->add_Annotation($annterm);

# implementation is by composition - you can get/set the term object
# e.g.
my $term = $annterm->term(); # term is-a Bio::Ontology::TermI
print "ontology term ",$term->name()," (ID ",$term->identifier(),
      "), ontology ",$term->ontology()->name(),"\n";
$term = Bio::Ontology::Term->new(-name => 'ABC2', -ontology => 'Gene Name');
$annterm->term($term);

DESCRIPTION

Ontology term annotation object

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AUTHOR - Hilmar Lapp

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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   : my $sv = new Bio::Annotation::OntologyTerm;
Function: Instantiate a new OntologyTerm object
Returns : Bio::Annotation::OntologyTerm object
Args    : -term => $term to initialize the term data field [optional]
          Most named arguments that Bio::Ontology::Term accepts will work
          here too. -label is a synonym for -name, -tagname is a synonym for
          -ontology.

AnnotationI implementing functions

as_text

Title   : as_text
Usage   : my $text = $obj->as_text
Function: return the string "Name: $v" where $v is the name of the term
Returns : string
Args    : none

hash_tree

Title   : hash_tree
Usage   : my $hashtree = $value->hash_tree
Function: For supporting the AnnotationI interface just returns the value
          as a hashref with the key 'value' pointing to the value
Returns : hashrf
Args    : none

tagname

Title   : tagname
Usage   : $obj->tagname($newval)
Function: Get/set the tagname for this annotation value.

          Setting this is optional. If set, it obviates the need to provide
          a tag to AnnotationCollection when adding this object.

          This is aliased to ontology() here.
Example : 
Returns : value of tagname (a scalar)
Args    : new value (a scalar, optional)

Methods for Bio::Ontology::TermI compliance

term

Title   : term
Usage   : $obj->term($newval)
Function: Get/set the Bio::Ontology::TermI implementing object.

          We implement TermI by composition, and this method sets/gets the
          object we delegate to.
Example : 
Returns : value of term (a Bio::Ontology::TermI compliant object)
Args    : new value (a Bio::Ontology::TermI compliant object, optional)

identifier

Title   : identifier
Usage   : $term->identifier( "0003947" );
          or
          print $term->identifier();
Function: Set/get for the identifier of this Term.
Returns : The identifier [scalar].
Args    : The identifier [scalar] (optional).

name

Title   : name
Usage   : $term->name( "N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase" );
          or
          print $term->name();
Function: Set/get for the name of this Term.
Returns : The name [scalar].
Args    : The name [scalar] (optional).

definition

Title   : definition
Usage   : $term->definition( "Catalysis of ..." );
          or
          print $term->definition();
Function: Set/get for the definition of this Term.
Returns : The definition [scalar].
Args    : The definition [scalar] (optional).

ontology

Title   : ontology
Usage   : $term->ontology( $top );
          or 
          $top = $term->ontology();
Function: Set/get for a relationship between this Term and
          another Term (e.g. the top level of the ontology).
Returns : The ontology of this Term [TermI].
Args    : The ontology of this Term [TermI or scalar -- which
          becomes the name of the catagory term] (optional).

is_obsolete

Title   : is_obsolete
Usage   : $term->is_obsolete( 1 );
          or
          if ( $term->is_obsolete() )
Function: Set/get for the obsoleteness of this Term.
Returns : the obsoleteness [0 or 1].
Args    : the obsoleteness [0 or 1] (optional).

comment

Title   : comment
Usage   : $term->comment( "Consider the term ..." );
          or 
          print $term->comment();
Function: Set/get for an arbitrary comment about this Term.
Returns : A comment.
Args    : A comment (optional).

get_synonyms

Title   : get_synonyms()
Usage   : @aliases = $term->get_synonyms();                 
Function: Returns a list of aliases of this Term.
Returns : A list of aliases [array of [scalar]].
Args    :

add_synonym

Title   : add_synonym
Usage   : $term->add_synonym( @asynonyms );
          or
          $term->add_synonym( $synonym );                  
Function: Pushes one or more synonyms into the list of synonyms.
Returns : 
Args    : One synonym [scalar] or a list of synonyms [array of [scalar]].

remove_synonyms

Title   : remove_synonyms()
Usage   : $term->remove_synonyms();
Function: Deletes (and returns) the synonyms of this Term.
Returns : A list of synonyms [array of [scalar]].
Args    :
Title   : get_dblinks()
Usage   : @ds = $term->get_dblinks();
Function: Returns a list of each dblinks of this GO term.
Returns : A list of dblinks [array of [scalars]].
Args    :
Title   : add_dblink
Usage   : $term->add_dblink( @dbls );
          or
          $term->add_dblink( $dbl );                  
Function: Pushes one or more dblinks
          into the list of dblinks.
Returns : 
Args    : One  dblink [scalar] or a list of
           dblinks [array of [scalars]].
Title   : remove_dblinks()
Usage   : $term->remove_dblinks();
Function: Deletes (and returns) the definition references of this GO term.
Returns : A list of definition references [array of [scalars]].
Args    :

get_secondary_ids

Title   : get_secondary_ids
Usage   : @ids = $term->get_secondary_ids();
Function: Returns a list of secondary identifiers of this Term.

          Secondary identifiers mostly originate from merging terms,
          or possibly also from splitting terms.

Returns : A list of secondary identifiers [array of [scalar]]
Args    :

add_secondary_id

Title   : add_secondary_id
Usage   : $term->add_secondary_id( @ids );
          or
          $term->add_secondary_id( $id );                  
Function: Adds one or more secondary identifiers to this term.
Returns : 
Args    : One or more secondary identifiers [scalars]

remove_secondary_ids

Title   : remove_secondary_ids
Usage   : $term->remove_secondary_ids();
Function: Deletes (and returns) the secondary identifiers of this Term.
Returns : The previous list of secondary identifiers [array of [scalars]]
Args    :