Raw content of Bio::EnsEMBL::Variation::Sample
# Ensembl module for Bio::EnsEMBL::Variation::Sample
#
# Copyright (c) 2005 Ensembl
#
=head1 NAME
Bio::EnsEMBL::Variation::Sample - An abstract base class to represent
Population, Individual or Strain
=head1 SYNOPSIS
Abstract class - should not be instantiated. Implementation of
abstract methods must be performed by subclasses.
=head1 DESCRIPTION
This is a base class representing population, individual and strain. This base
class is simply a way of merging similar concepts that should have the same ID
=head1 CONTACT
Post questions to the Ensembl development list: ensembl-dev@ebi.ac.uk
=head1 METHODS
=cut
use strict;
use warnings;
package Bio::EnsEMBL::Variation::Sample;
use Bio::EnsEMBL::Storable;
use Bio::EnsEMBL::Utils::Argument qw(rearrange);
use Bio::EnsEMBL::Utils::Exception qw(throw);
our @ISA = ('Bio::EnsEMBL::Storable');
=head2 name
Arg [1] : string $newval (optional)
The new value to set the name attribute to
Example : $name = $obj->name()
Description: Getter/Setter for the name attribute
Returntype : string
Exceptions : none
Caller : general
Status : At Risk
=cut
sub name{
my $self = shift;
return $self->{'name'} = shift if(@_);
return $self->{'name'};
}
=head2 description
Arg [1] : string $newval (optional)
The new value to set the description attribute to
Example : $description = $obj->description()
Description: Getter/Setter for the description attribute
Returntype : string
Exceptions : none
Caller : general
Status : At Risk
=cut
sub description{
my $self = shift;
return $self->{'description'} = shift if(@_);
return $self->{'description'};
}
=head2 size
Arg [1] : int $newval (optional)
The new value to set the size attribute to
Example : $size = $obj->size()
Description: Getter/Setter for the size attribute
Returntype : int
Exceptions : none
Caller : general
Status : At Risk
=cut
sub size{
my $self = shift;
return $self->{'size'} = shift if(@_);
return $self->{'size'};
}
1;