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Summary
Bio::IdcollectionI - interface for objects with multiple identifiers
Package variables
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Included modules
Bio::Root::RootI
Inherit
Bio::Root::RootI
Synopsis
    # to test this is an identifiable collection object
$obj->isa("Bio::IdCollectionI") || $obj->throw("$obj does not implement the Bio::IdCollectionI interface"); # accessors @authorities = $obj->id_authorities(); @ids = $obj->ids(); $id = $obj->ids($authority);
Description
This interface describes methods expected on objects that have
multiple identifiers, each of which is controlled by a different
authority.
Methods
id_authoritiesDescriptionCode
idsDescriptionCode
Methods description
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 Title   : id_authorities
Usage : @array = $obj->id_authorities()
Function: Return the authorities which have names for this object.
The authorities can then be used to select ids.
Returns : An array Status : Virtual
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 Title   : ids
Usage : @ids = $obj->ids([$authority1,$authority2...])
Function: return a list of Bio::IdentifiableI objects, optionally
filtered by the list of authorities.
Returns : A list of Bio::IdentifiableI objects. Status : Virtual
Methods code
id_authoritiesdescriptionprevnextTop
sub id_authorities {
   my ($self) = @_;
   $self->throw_not_implemented();
}
idsdescriptionprevnextTop
sub ids {
   my ($self) = @_;
   my @authorities = @_;
   $self->throw_not_implemented();
}

1;
}
General documentation
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AUTHOR - Lincoln SteinTop
Email lstein@cshl.org
Implementation Specific FunctionsTop
These functions are the ones that a specific implementation must
define.