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bioperl-1.4
/ Bio::Ontology::TermFactory

NAME

Bio::Ontology::TermFactory - Instantiates a new Bio::Ontology::TermI (or derived class) through a factory

SYNOPSIS

use Bio::Ontology::TermFactory;

# the default type is Bio::Ontology::Term
my $factory = new Bio::Ontology::TermFactory(-type => 'Bio::Ontology::GOterm');
my $term = $factory->create_object(-name => 'peroxisome',
                                   -ontology => 'Gene Ontology',
                                   -identifier => 'GO:0005777');

DESCRIPTION

This object will build Bio::Ontology::TermI objects generically.

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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 $obj = new Bio::Ontology::TermFactory();
Function: Builds a new Bio::Ontology::TermFactory object 
Returns : Bio::Ontology::TermFactory
Args    : -type => string, name of a L<Bio::Ontology::TermI> derived class.
                   The default is L<Bio::Ontology::Term>.

create_object

Title   : create_object
Usage   : my $term = $factory->create_object(<named parameters>);
Function: Instantiates new Bio::Ontology::TermI (or one of its child classes)

          This object allows us to genericize the instantiation of
          Term objects.

Returns : L<Bio::Ontology::TermI> compliant object
          The return type is configurable using new(-type =>"...").
Args    : initialization parameters specific to the type of term
          object we want.  Typically 
          -name        => $name
          -identifier  => identifier for the term
          -ontology    => ontology for the term