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# BioPerl module for Bio::Factory::LocationFactoryI
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# Please direct questions and support issues to <bioperl-l@bioperl.org>
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# Cared for by Hilmar Lapp <hlapp at gmx.net>
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# Copyright Hilmar Lapp
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# You may distribute this module under the same terms as perl itself
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# (c) Hilmar Lapp, hlapp at gnf.org, 2002.
# (c) GNF, Genomics Institute of the Novartis Research Foundation, 2002.
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# You may distribute this module under the same terms as perl itself.
# Refer to the Perl Artistic License (see the license accompanying this
# for the terms under which you may use, modify, and redistribute this module.
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# THIS PACKAGE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED
# WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
# MERCHANTIBILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
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# POD documentation - main docs before the code
=head1 NAME
Bio::Factory::LocationFactoryI - A factory interface for generating locations from a string
=head1 SYNOPSIS
# Do not use directly, see Bio::Factory::LocationFactory for example
use Bio::Factory::FTLocationFactory;
my $locfact = Bio::Factory::FTLocationFactory->new();
my $location = $locfact->from_string("1..200");
print $location->start(), " ", $location->end(), " ", $location->strand,"\n";
=head1 DESCRIPTION
An interface for Location Factories which generate Bio::LocationI
objects from a string.
=head1 FEEDBACK
=head2 Mailing Lists
User feedback is an integral part of the evolution of this and other
Bioperl modules. Send your comments and suggestions preferably to
the Bioperl mailing list. Your participation is much appreciated.
bioperl-l@bioperl.org - General discussion
http://bioperl.org/wiki/Mailing_lists - About the mailing lists
=head2 Support
Please direct usage questions or support issues to the mailing list:
I<bioperl-l@bioperl.org>
rather than to the module maintainer directly. Many experienced and
reponsive experts will be able look at the problem and quickly
address it. Please include a thorough description of the problem
with code and data examples if at all possible.
=head2 Reporting Bugs
Report bugs to the Bioperl bug tracking system to help us keep track
of the bugs and their resolution. Bug reports can be submitted via the
web:
=head1 AUTHOR - Hilmar Lapp
Email hlapp at gmx.net
=head1 APPENDIX
The rest of the documentation details each of the object methods.
Internal methods are usually preceded with a _
=cut
# Let the code begin...
$Bio::Factory::LocationFactoryI::VERSION = '1.7.8';
use strict;
use Carp;
=head2 from_string
Title : from_string
Usage : $loc = $locfactory->from_string("100..200");
Function: Parses the given string and returns a Bio::LocationI implementing
object representing the location encoded by the string.
Different implementations may support different encodings. An
example of a commonly used encoding is the Genbank feature table
encoding of locations.
Example :
Returns : A Bio::LocationI implementing object.
Args : A string.
=cut
sub from_string{
my ($self,@args) = @_;
$self->throw_not_implemented();
}
1;