Bio::Annotation StructuredValue
SummaryIncluded librariesPackage variablesSynopsisDescriptionGeneral documentationMethods
Summary
Bio::Annotation::StructuredValue - A scalar with embedded structured
information
Package variables
No package variables defined.
Included modules
Bio::Annotation::SimpleValue
Bio::AnnotationI
Inherit
Bio::Annotation::SimpleValue
Synopsis
   use Bio::Annotation::StructuredValue;
   use Bio::Annotation::Collection;

   my $col = new Bio::Annotation::Collection;
   my $sv = new Bio::Annotation::StructuredValue(-value => 'someval');   
   $col->add_Annotation('tagname', $sv);
Description
Scalar value annotation object
Methods
newDescriptionCode
as_textDescriptionCode
hash_treeDescriptionCode
tagnameDescriptionCode
valueDescriptionCode
_to_text
No description
Code
get_valuesDescriptionCode
get_all_valuesDescriptionCode
add_valueDescriptionCode
Methods description
newcode    nextTop
 Title   : new
 Usage   : my $sv = new Bio::Annotation::StructuredValue;
 Function: Instantiate a new StructuredValue object
 Returns : Bio::Annotation::StructuredValue object
 Args    : -value => $value to initialize the object data field [optional]
           -tagname => $tag to initialize the tagname [optional]
as_textcodeprevnextTop
 Title   : as_text
 Usage   : my $text = $obj->as_text
 Function: return the string "Value: $v" where $v is the value 
 Returns : string
 Args    : none
hash_treecodeprevnextTop
 Title   : hash_tree
 Usage   : my $hashtree = $value->hash_tree
 Function: For supporting the AnnotationI interface just returns the value
           as a hashref with the key 'value' pointing to the value
 Returns : hashrf
 Args    : none
tagnamecodeprevnextTop
 Title   : tagname
 Usage   : $obj->tagname($newval)
 Function: Get/set the tagname for this annotation value.

           Setting this is optional. If set, it obviates the need to provide
           a tag to AnnotationCollection when adding this object.
 Example : 
 Returns : value of tagname (a scalar)
 Args    : new value (a scalar, optional)
valuecodeprevnextTop
 Title   : value
 Usage   : $obj->value($newval)
 Function: Get/set the value for this annotation.

           Set mode is here only to retain compatibility with
           SimpleValue. It is equivalent to calling 
           add_value([0], $newval).

           In get mode, this implementation allows to pass additional
           parameters that control how the structured annotation
           components will be joined together to form a
           string. Recognized are presently
               -joins     a reference to an array of join strings, the
                          elements at index i applying to joining
                          annotations at dimension i. The last element
                          will be re-used for dimensions higher than i.
                          Defaults to ['; '].
               -brackets  a reference to an array of two strings
                          denoting the opening and closing brackets for
                          the elements of one dimension, if there is
                          more than one element in the dimension.
                          Defaults to ['(',')'].

 Returns : value of value
 Args    : newvalue (optional)
get_valuescodeprevnextTop
 Title   : get_values
 Usage   :
 Function: Get the top-level array of values. Each of the elements will
           recursively be a reference to an array or a scalar, depending
           on the depth of this structured value annotation.
 Example : 
 Returns : an array
 Args    : none
get_all_valuescodeprevnextTop
 Title   : get_all_values
 Usage   :
 Function: Flattens all values in this structured annotation and
           returns them as an array.
 Example :
 Returns : the (flat) array of values
 Args    : none
add_valuecodeprevnextTop
 Title   : add_value
 Usage   :
 Function: Adds the given value to the structured annotation at the
           given index.

           The index is multi-dimensional, with the first dimension
           applying to the first level, and so forth. If a particular
           dimension or a particular index does not exist yet, it will
           be created. If it does exist and adding the value would
           mean replacing a scalar with an array reference, we throw
           an exception to prevent unintended damage. An index of -1
           at any dimension means append.

           If an array of values is to be added, it will create an
           additional dimension at the index specified, unless the
           last index value is -1, in which case they will all be
           appended to the last dimension.

 Example :
 Returns : none
 Args    : the index at which to add (a reference to an array)
           the value(s) to add
Methods code
newdescriptionprevnextTop
sub new {
   my ($class,@args) = @_;

   my $self = $class->SUPER::new(@args);

   my ($value,$tag) = $self->_rearrange([qw(VALUE TAGNAME)], @args);

   $self->{'values'} = [];
   defined $value  && $self->value($value);
   defined $tag    && $self->tagname($tag);

   return $self;
}
as_textdescriptionprevnextTop
sub as_text {
   my ($self) = @_;

   return "Value: ".$self->value;
}
hash_treedescriptionprevnextTop
sub hash_tree {
   my ($self) = @_;
   
   my $h = {};
   $h->{'value'} = $self->value;
}
tagnamedescriptionprevnextTop
sub tagname {
    my ($self,$value) = @_;
    if( defined $value) {
	$self->{'tagname'} = $value;
    }
    return $self->{'tagname'};
}
valuedescriptionprevnextTop
sub value {
    my ($self,$value,@args) = @_;

    # set mode?
return $self->add_value([0], $value) if defined($value) && (@args == 0); # no, get mode
# determine joins and brackets
unshift(@args, $value); my ($joins, $brackets) = $self->_rearrange([qw(JOINS BRACKETS)], @args); $joins = ['; '] unless $joins; $brackets = ['(', ')'] unless $brackets; my $txt = &_to_text($self->{'values'}, $joins, $brackets); # if there's only brackets at the start and end, remove them
if((@{$self->{'values'}} == 1) && (length($brackets->[0]) == 1) && (length($brackets->[1]) == 1)) { my $re = '\\'.$brackets->[0]. '([^\\'.$brackets->[1].']*)\\'.$brackets->[1]; $txt =~ s/^$re$/$1/; } return $txt;
}
_to_textdescriptionprevnextTop
sub _to_text {
    my ($arr, $joins, $brackets, $rec_n) = @_;

    $rec_n = 0 unless defined($rec_n);
    my $i = $rec_n >= @$joins ? @$joins-1 : $rec_n;
    my $txt = join($joins->[$i],
		   map {
		       ref($_) ?
			   (ref($_) eq "ARRAY" ?
			        &_to_text($_, $joins, $brackets, $rec_n+1) :
			        $_->value()) :
			   $_;
		   } @$arr);
    if($rec_n && (@$arr > 1)) {
	$txt = $brackets->[0] . $txt . $brackets->[1];
    }
    return $txt;
}
get_valuesdescriptionprevnextTop
sub get_values {
    my $self = shift;

    return @{$self->{'values'}};
}
get_all_valuesdescriptionprevnextTop
sub get_all_values {
    my ($self) = @_;

    # we code lazy here and just take advantage of value()
my $txt = $self->value(-joins => ['@!@'], -brackets => ['','']); return split(/\@!\@/, $txt);
}
add_valuedescriptionprevnextTop
sub add_value {
    my ($self,$index,@values) = @_;

    my $tree = $self->{'values'};
    my $lastidx = pop(@$index);
    foreach my $i (@$index) {
	if($i < 0) {
	    my $subtree = [];
	    push(@$tree, $subtree);
	    $tree = $subtree;
	} elsif((! $tree->[$i]) || (ref($tree->[$i]) eq "ARRAY")) {
	    $tree->[$i] = [] unless ref($tree->[$i]) eq "ARRAY";
	    $tree = $tree->[$i];
	} else {
	    $self->throw("element $i is a scalar but not in last dimension");
	}
    }
    if($lastidx < 0) {
	push(@$tree, @values);
    } elsif(@values < 2) {
	$tree->[$lastidx] = shift(@values);
    } else {
	$tree->[$lastidx] = [@values];
    }
}
General documentation
FEEDBACKTop
Mailing ListsTop
User feedback is an integral part of the evolution of this and other
Bioperl modules. Send your comments and suggestions preferably to one
of the Bioperl mailing lists. Your participation is much appreciated.
  bioperl-l@bioperl.org              - General discussion
  http://bio.perl.org/MailList.html  - About the mailing lists
Reporting BugsTop
Report bugs to the Bioperl bug tracking system to help us keep track
the bugs and their resolution. Bug reports can be submitted via email
or the web:
  bioperl-bugs@bioperl.org
  http://bugzilla.bioperl.org/
AUTHOR - bioperlTop
Email bioperl-l@bio.perl.org
Describe contact details here
APPENDIXTop
The rest of the documentation details each of the object methods. Internal methods are usually preceded with a _
AnnotationI implementing functionsTop
Specific accessors for StructuredValueTop