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NAME

Bio::Cluster::ClusterFactory - Instantiates a new Bio::ClusterI (or derived class) through a factory

SYNOPSIS

# if you don't provide a default type, the factory will try
# some guesswork based on display_id and namespace
my $factory = new Bio::Cluster::ClusterFactory(-type => 'Bio::Cluster::UniGene');
my $clu = $factory->create_object(-description => 'NAT',
-display_id => 'Hs.2');

DESCRIPTION

This object will build Bio::ClusterI objects generically.

FEEDBACK

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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:

http://bugzilla.open-bio.org/

AUTHOR - Hilmar Lapp

Email hlapp at gmx.net

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::Cluster::ClusterFactory();
Function: Builds a new Bio::Cluster::ClusterFactory object
Returns : Bio::Cluster::ClusterFactory
Args : -type => string, name of a ClusterI derived class.
If not provided, the factory will have to guess
from ID and namespace, which may or may not be
successful.

create_object

Title : create_object
Usage : my $seq = $factory->create_object(<named parameters>);
Function: Instantiates new Bio::ClusterI (or one of its child classes)
This object allows us to genericize the instantiation of
cluster objects.
Returns : L<Bio::ClusterI> compliant object
The return type is configurable using new(-type =>"...").
Args : initialization parameters specific to the type of cluster
object we want. Typically
-display_id => $name
-description => description of the cluster
-members => arrayref, members of the cluster

_guess_type

Title : _guess_type
Usage :
Function: Guesses the right type of L<Bio::ClusterI> implementation
based on initialization parameters for the prospective
object.
Example :
Returns : the type (a string, the module name)
Args : initialization parameters to be passed to the prospective
cluster object