Bio::Phenotype Correlate
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Summary
Correlate - Representation of a correlating phenotype in a given species
Package variables
No package variables defined.
Included modules
Bio::Root::Object
Bio::Species
Inherit
Bio::Root::Root
Synopsis
  use Bio::Phenotype::Correlate;
$co = Bio::Phenotype::Correlate->new( -name => "4(Tas1r3)", -description => "mouse correlate of human phenotype MIM 605865", -species => $mouse, -type => "homolog", -comment => "type=homolog is putative" ); print $co->name(); print $co->description(); print $co->species()->binomial(); print $co->type(); print $co->comment(); print $co->to_string();
Description
This class models correlating phenotypes.
Its creation was inspired by the OMIM database where many human phenotypes
have a correlating mouse phenotype. Therefore, this class is intended
to be used together with a phenotype class.
Methods
_check_ref_type
No description
Code
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descriptionDescriptionCode
initDescriptionCode
nameDescriptionCode
newDescriptionCode
speciesDescriptionCode
to_stringDescriptionCode
typeDescriptionCode
Methods description
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 Title   : comment
Usage : $co->comment( "doubtful" );
or
print $co->comment();
Function: Set/get for an arbitrary comment about this Correlate.
Returns : A comment.
Args : A comment (optional).
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 Title   : description
Usage : $co->description( "mouse correlate of human phenotype MIM 03923" );
or
print $co->description();
Function: Set/get for the description of this Correlate.
Returns : A description of this Correlate.
Args : A description of this Correlate (optional).
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 Title   : init()
Usage : $co->init();
Function: Initializes this Correlate to all "".
Returns :
Args :
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 Title   : name
Usage : $co->name( "4(Tas1r3)" );
or
print $co->name();
Function: Set/get for the name or id of this Correlate.
Returns : The name or id of this Correlate.
Args : The name or id of this Correlate (optional).
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 Title   : new
Usage : $co = Bio::Phenotype::Correlate->new( -name => "4(Tas1r3)",
-description => "mouse correlate of human phenotype MIM 605865",
-species => $mouse,
-type => "homolog",
-comment => "type=homolog is putative" );
Function: Creates a new Correlate object.
Returns : A new Correlate object.
Args : -name => a name or id
-description => a description
-species => the species of this correlating phenotype [Bio::Species]
-type => the type of correlation
-comment => a comment
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 Title   : species
Usage : $co->species( $species );
or
$species = $co->species();
Function: Set/get for the species of this Correlate.
Returns : The Bio::Species of this Correlate [Bio::Species].
Args : The Bio::Species of this Correlate [Bio::Species] (optional).
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 Title   : to_string()
Usage : print $co->to_string();
Function: To string method for Correlate objects.
Returns : A string representations of this Correlate.
Args :
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 Title   : type
Usage : $co->type( "homolog" );
or
print $co->type();
Function: Set/get for the type of this Correlate.
Returns : The type of this Correlate.
Args : The type of this Correlate (optional).
Methods code
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sub _check_ref_type {
    my ( $self, $value, $expected_class ) = @_;

    if ( ! defined( $value ) ) {
        $self->throw( ( caller( 1 ) )[ 3 ] .": Found [undef" 
        ."] where [$expected_class] expected" );
    }
    elsif ( ! ref( $value ) ) {
        $self->throw( ( caller( 1 ) )[ 3 ] .": Found scalar"
        ." where [$expected_class] expected" );
    } 
    elsif ( ! $value->isa( $expected_class ) ) {
        $self->throw( ( caller( 1 ) )[ 3 ] .": Found [". ref( $value ) 
        ."] where [$expected_class] expected" );
    }    
} # _check_ref_type
1;
}
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sub comment {
    my ( $self, $value ) = @_;

    if ( defined $value ) {
        $self->{ "_comment" } = $value;
    }
   
    return $self->{ "_comment" };
    
} # comment
}
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sub description {
    my ( $self, $value ) = @_;

    if ( defined $value ) {
        $self->{ "_description" } = $value;
    }

    return $self->{ "_description" };

} # description
}
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sub init {
    my( $self ) = @_;

    $self->name( "" );
    $self->description( "" );
    my $species = Bio::Species->new();
    $species->classification( qw( species Undetermined ) );
    $self->species( $species );
    $self->type( "" );
    $self->comment( "" );
  
} # init
}
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sub name {
    my ( $self, $value ) = @_;

    if ( defined $value ) {
        $self->{ "_name" } = $value;
    }

    return $self->{ "_name" };

} # name
}
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sub new {
    my( $class, @args ) = @_;
    
    my $self = $class->SUPER::new( @args );
 
    my ( $name, $desc, $species, $type, $comment )
    = $self->_rearrange( [ qw( NAME
                               DESCRIPTION
                               SPECIES
                               TYPE
                               COMMENT ) ], @args );
                         
    $self->init();                     
   
    $name    && $self->name( $name );
    $desc    && $self->description( $desc );
    $species && $self->species( $species );
    $type    && $self->type( $type );
    $comment && $self->comment( $comment );
   
    return $self;
    
} # new
}
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sub species {
    my ( $self, $value )  = @_;

    if ( defined $value ) {
        $self->_check_ref_type( $value, "Bio::Species" );
        $self->{ "_species" } = $value;
    }
    
    return $self->{ "_species" };
    
} # species
}
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sub to_string {
    my ( $self ) = @_;

    my $s = "";
    
    $s .= "-- Name:\n";
    $s .= $self->name()."\n";
    $s .= "-- Description:\n";
    $s .= $self->description()."\n";
    $s .= "-- Species:\n";
    $s .= $self->species()->binomial()."\n";
    $s .= "-- Type of correlation:\n";
    $s .= $self->type()."\n";
    $s .= "-- Comment:\n";
    $s .= $self->comment();
  
    return $s;
    
} # to_string
# Title : _check_ref_type
# Function: Checks for the correct type.
# Returns :
# Args : The value to be checked, the expected class.
}
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sub type {
    my ( $self, $value ) = @_;

    if ( defined $value ) {
        $self->{ "_type" } = $value;
    }

    return $self->{ "_type" };

} # type
}
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AUTHORTop
Christian M. Zmasek
Email: czmasek@gnf.org or cmzmasek@yahoo.com
WWW: http://www.genetics.wustl.edu/eddy/people/zmasek/
Address:
  Genomics Institute of the Novartis Research Foundation
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APPENDIXTop
The rest of the documentation details each of the object
methods.